Americium

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Definition is produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons. uselful as target material in nuclear reactor.
Discovery 1944 by glenn T seaborg of USA
Uses Glass thickness gauge
Group of Elements Actinides(Solid)
Atomic Weight (243)
Oxidation State +3,4,5,6
Melting Point 994
Boiling Point 2607
Density -- g/cm3
Electronegativity --