Name       : Americium
Symbol     : Am
Atomic #   : 95
Atom weight: 243
Melting P. : 994
Boiling P. : 2607
Oxidation  : +3, +4, +5, +5
Pronounced : am-er-ISH-i-em
From       : Named for the American continent
Identified : Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Leon O. Morgan, and Albert
             Ghiorso in 1944
Appearance : Silvery-white, radioactive metal
Note       : Similar to the rare-earth element europium
             
[Properties]

  Americium is an actinide metal in Group VIII on the periodic table.  All
isotopes of americium are radioactive.
