Americium
Am243.06138 g/mol Calculated
The synthetic element inside a smoke detector: a speck of it ionises the air, and smoke interrupting that current sets off the alarm. Element 95.
Sources and notes
- The introductionfrom sourceMoleculeFinder curated
- Formula and weightcomputedPubChem
- 2D drawingcomputedPubChem structure, drawn by RDKit
Where you encounter it
A pure element or an engineered material, rather than an ingredient in a product.
Sources and notes
- The line abovefrom sourceMoleculeFinder curatedFrom the group the molecule belongs to.
Properties and sources
Calculated by PubChem
- Molecular formula
- Am
- Molecular weight
- 243.06138 g/mol
Groups it belongs to
- Category
- Element & material
- Family
- Chemical elements
SMILES
[Am]PubChem CID 23966 · Wikidata Q1872 · InChIKey LXQXZNRPTYVCNG-UHFFFAOYSA-N · Data refreshed
Questions
- What is Americium?
- The synthetic element inside a smoke detector: a speck of it ionises the air, and smoke interrupting that current sets off the alarm. Element 95.
Sources and notes
- Calculated valuescomputedPubChemComputed from the structure, so no laboratory conditions apply; complexity is PubChem's own structural score.
- Data refreshedfrom sourceMoleculeFinder2026-11-09