What is the half-life of Americium-242?

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Joëlle
Jun 28, 2016

16.02 hours

Explanation:

Americium-242 (""^(242)"Am") has a half life of 16.02 hours . It decays to Curium-242 emitting beta^--particles and gamma photons.

The metastable variant of Americium-242 (""^(242m)"Am") has a half-life of 141 years and emits alpha-particles.

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