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americium 241 comparison table |
Subject | has nuclear spin | has specimen | has decay mode | is a kind of | has number of neutron | has definition | has number of nucleon | has synthesis mechanism | has half life | has nuclear magnetic moment | is an instance of | has symbol | has use | has atomic mass |
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americium | radioactive element | radioactive silvery metal which does not occur naturally | Am | source of radiation for γ-radiotherapy | ||||||||||
americium 241 | I = 5/2- | commercially available, under licence | γ | 146 | 241 | 241Pu subjected to neutron bombardment over a period of years | 432.2 years | μ = 1.61 | americium | 241Am | research, medical therapy, medical diagnosis | 241.056823 |
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