Americium-241

Base Information

• Chemical Name: Americium-241
• CAS No.: 14596-10-2
• Molecular Formula: Am
• Molecular Weight: 241
• UNII: SK9YL6NK5M
• DSSTox Substance ID: DTXSID70891780,DTXSID201274555
• Wikipedia: Americium-241
• Wikidata: Q7885334
• Mol file: 14596-10-2.mol

Synonyms:241Am radioisotope;Am-241 radioisotope;Americium-241

Chemical Property of Americium-241

Chemical Property:

• Boiling Point: °Cat760mmHg
• Flash Point: °C
• PSA: 0.00000
• Density: g/cm³
• LogP: 0.00000
• Hydrogen Bond Donor Count: 0
• Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count: 0
• Rotatable Bond Count: 0
• Exact Mass: 241.05683
• Heavy Atom Count: 1
• Complexity: 0

Purity/Quality:

99%, ^*data from raw suppliers

AMERICIUM-241 95.00% ^*data from reagent suppliers

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MSDS Files:

SDS file from LookChem

Useful:

• Canonical SMILES: [Am]
• Isomeric SMILES: [241Am]
• Uses: Another use is americium- 241’s high-energy gamma rays in radiography, in which portable X-ray instruments can easily be transported for emergency use. As a gamma ray source, americium-241 is used as a diagnostic aid to check the quality of welds in metals.