Investing in Americium

Americium is a synthetic radioactive metal in the actinitde series. It is used in small amouts in smoke detectors where it is a source of ionizing radiation. It is also used as a portable gamma ray source in radiography, and can be uesd to gauge the thickness of glass when flat gas is needed.

Because it is produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons, anybody interested in investing in americium should look to do it through the investing in plutonium. The homologue of americium is europium.

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