What is the half-life of Americium-242?

Cesar Mcguire

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2022-05-15

What is the half-life of Americium-242?

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Americium 242 ( 242 A m ) has a half life of 16.02 hours . It decays to Curium-242 emitting β -particles and γ photons.
The metastable variant of Americium-242 ( 242 m A M ) has a half-life of 141 years and emits α - particles.

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