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{{subpages}}{{Basic elemental info}} The [[Plutonium]] isotopes Pu-241 and Pu-243 undergo [[β− decay]] transforming into [[isotopes]] of Americium. The fourth [[transuranic element]], Americium was identified by [[Seaborg]], [[Morgan]], [[James]], and [[Ghiorso]] at the [[University of Chicago]] in 1944.<ref>http://periodic.lanl.gov/elements/95.html</ref> | {{subpages}}{{Basic elemental info}}The [[Plutonium]] isotopes Pu-241 and Pu-243 undergo [[β− decay]] transforming into [[isotopes]] of Americium. The fourth [[transuranic element]], Americium was identified by [[Seaborg]], [[Morgan]], [[James]], and [[Ghiorso]] at the [[University of Chicago]] in 1944.<ref>http://periodic.lanl.gov/elements/95.html</ref> | ||
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Americium is a synthetic chemical element, having the chemical symbol Am.
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Its atomic number (the number of protons) is 95. It has a Standard Atomic Weight of 243, and is typically found as a solid in its elemental form.
The Plutonium isotopes Pu-241 and Pu-243 undergo β− decay transforming into isotopes of Americium. The fourth transuranic element, Americium was identified by Seaborg, Morgan, James, and Ghiorso at the University of Chicago in 1944.[1]