KnowraAmericiumLinked fromLinked fromThe 8 pages that link to Americium, each with the reason it gives.All 8Broader topic 5Related 1Compared with 2ActinideBroader topic: Americium-241 is used as an ionization source in many smoke detectors.Glenn T. SeaborgBroader topic: Its discovery demonstrated that heavier actinides could be made and chemically characterized.Albert GhiorsoBroader topic: Ghiorso helped identify americium in the Berkeley team’s early transuranium experiments.CuriumCompared with: It is curium’s lighter neighbor and was discovered by the same research team.Actinide seriesBroader topic: Americium-241 is used in ionization smoke detectors.BerkeliumRelated: Americium-241 was the target material in the first berkelium-production experiment.NeptuniumCompared with: Americium is the next element after plutonium and has different isotope uses and chemistry.Synthetic elementBroader topic: Its production demonstrated that transuranium elements could be made and studied.