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Half-life period of Americium (Am) |
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| Find half-life period of radioactive isotopes of different elements; find its decay type and list of particle emitted. Half-life is the time required for a quantity of radioactive element to reduce to half of its initial value. |
Half-life period of Americium (Am)
| Element | Mass | Symbol | Decay Type | Half-Life |
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| Americium | 241 | 241Am | Alpha decay (a) | 432.2 years | | Americium | 242 | 242Am | | 16.02 hours | | Americium | 242m | 242mAm | Alpha decay (a), Gamma rays | 141 years | | Americium | 243 | 243Am | Alpha decay (a) | 7,370 years |
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