| 1. | Cesium-137, cobalt-60 or americium-241.
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| 2. | Americium ( III ) fluoride was first used for this purpose.
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| 3. | The pentavalent oxidation state of americium was first observed in 1951.
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| 4. | Another known form of solid tetravalent americium chloride is KAmF 5.
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| 5. | Seaborg developed the chemical elements americium and curium while in Chicago.
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| 6. | The discoveries of americium, berkelium, and californium followed soon.
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| 7. | Americium is produced mostly artificially in small quantities, for research purposes.
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| 8. | Tetravalent americium has also been observed in the aqueous phase.
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| 9. | The transuranium elements americium and curium also remain in the aqueous phase.
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| 10. | Radionuclide contamination principally includes americium, plutonium, and uranium.
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