Am
Americium-237
Protons (Z)
95
Neutrons (N)
142
Mass number
237
Half-Life
1.23 h
Abundance
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Mass
237.05 u
Mass Excess
46,570.0 keV
Spin
5/2-
Discovered
1970
Binding energy per nucleon
7,561 keV
Neutron separation energy
7,541 keV
Proton separation energy
3,620 keV
Decay Mode
Decay chain
- AmAmericium-237Z 95 · N 1421.23 h
- β⁺99.975%
- EC99.996%
- α~100%
- β⁻100%
- α~100%
- α100%
- β⁻100%
- α~100%
- α~100%
- α99.992%
- β⁻97.91%
- α100%
- β⁻100%
- α100%