Periodic Table/Americium/²⁴⁸Am

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²⁴⁸Am

Americium-248

Radioactive

Nuclear Propertiesbinding energy · spin-parity · abundance

Protons (Z)

95

Neutrons (N)

153

Mass Number (A)

248

Atomic Mass

248.075752AMU

Spin / Parity

3+

Binding E/A

7.291keV

Natural Abundance

Trace / None

Half-life

Unknown

Decay Modesoverview · half-life · α · β⁻ · β⁺

β⁻

Decay Chain

²⁴⁸AmAmericium?

β⁻

²⁴⁸CmCurium348 ky

α91.6%

2β⁻²⁴⁸Cf

²⁴⁴PuPlutonium81.3 My

α99.9%

2β⁻²⁴⁴Cm7.30%

²⁴⁰UUranium14.1 h

β⁻100.0%

α²³⁶Th

²⁴⁰NpNeptunium1.03 h

β⁻100.0%

²⁴⁰PuPlutonium6.56 ky

α100.0%

34Si²⁰⁶Hg1.30%

²³⁶UUranium23.4 My

α100.0%

²³²ThThorium14.0 Gy

α100.0%

26Ne²⁰⁶Hg2.78%

2β⁻²³²U

²²⁸RaRadium5.75 y

β⁻100.0%

²²⁸AcActinium6.15 h

β⁻100.0%

²²⁸ThThorium1.91 y

α100.0%

20O²⁰⁸Pb1.13%

²²⁴RaRadium3.63 d

α100.0%

¹⁴C²¹⁰Pb4.00%

²²⁰RnRadon55.6 s

α100.0%

2β⁻²²⁰Ra

²¹⁶PoPolonium144 ms

α100.0%

2β⁻²¹⁶Rn

²¹²PbLead10.6 h

β⁻100.0%

²¹²BiBismuth1.01 h

β⁻64.1%

α²⁰⁸Tl35.9%

β⁻α²⁰⁸Pb0.01%

²¹²PoPolonium294 ns

α100.0%

²⁰⁸PbLeadSTABLE

18-step decay chain → stable · Primary path shown · branching ratios indicated

Other Isotopes of Americium

223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249

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