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Am

Am

1 9.9
A chemical symbol used for americium, a man-made radioactive metal
  • noun
  • /æm/
  • Specialized
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  • Two different mobile phases (named here as A and B) were used for the chromatographic separation of 90Sr, 241Am, and Pu isotopes.

Examples

  • The sample contained traces of Am, which is known for its use in smoke detectors.

  • The chemist used Am to study its radioactive properties in the laboratory.

  • Thus, the structure of the equation is unchanged, just with the addition of induced drag to that of the parasite drag term C D Am -1.

    Academic text (2018)

  • During the experiment, they measured the emission levels of Am in various compounds.

Synonyms

americium
vsAm
  • Specialized
2 9.9

A man-made metal that gives off radiation and helps detect smoke

is the symbol form naming that same element rather than the element itself
atomic number 95
vsAm
  • Specialized
8.1

A radioactive metal called americium used in smoke detectors

is the symbol form used to represent that element in formulas and labels

Surface Forms

Am singular
Ams plural

Etymology

Am is the chemical symbol for Americium, a metal named after America, chosen much like other elements that are named for places. The ending -ium shows it is a metal, so Am today means this man-made, radioactive metal used in small devices like smoke detectors.