Americium

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 * Atomic Number:** 95
 * Protons:** 95


 * Electrons:** 95


 * Neutrons:** 148


 * Average Atomic Mass:** 243


 * Isotopes:** 243Am 241Am


 * Discovery:**Americium was first isolated by Glenn T. Seaborg, Leon O. Morgan, Ralph A. James, and Albert Ghiorso in late 1944 at the wartime Metallurgical Laboratory at the University of Chicago (now known as Argonne National Laboratory).


 * Name:**Was named after America


 * Uses:**The most common use of Americium is the detecting chemicals in high-precision gas and smoke detectors. The radioactive traits pick up on the smoke and gas in ionization smoke detectors.


 * Interesting Facts**: It was discovered as a by-product of the Manhattan Project when testing the atomic bomb

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