americium
- Formula: Am
- Molecular weight: 243
- IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/Am
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: LXQXZNRPTYVCNG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 7440-35-9
- Chemical structure:
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Gas phase ion energetics data
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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.
Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
L - Sharon G. Lias
Data compiled as indicated in comments:
LL - Sharon G. Lias and Joel F. Liebman
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IE (evaluated) | 5.9738 ± 0.0002 | eV | N/A | N/A | L |
Ionization energy determinations
| IE (eV) | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.9738 ± 0.0002 | LS | Trautmann, 1994 | LL |
| 5.993 | EVAL | Lide, 1992 | LL |
| 5.96 ± 0.14 | SI | Chetverikov, Gabeskiriya, et al., 1981 | LLK |
| 5.993 ± 0.010 | EVAL | Sugar, 1974 | LLK |
| 5.993 ± 0.010 | S | Sugar, 1973 | LLK |
| 6.0 | S | Fred and Tomkins, 1957 | RDSH |
References
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Trautmann, 1994
Trautmann, N.,
Accurate determination of the first ionization potential of actinides by laser spectroscopy,
J. Alloys Compd., 1994, 213/214, 28. [all data]
Lide, 1992
Lide, D.R. (Editor),
Ionization potentials of atoms and atomic ions
in Handbook of Chem. and Phys., 1992, 10-211. [all data]
Chetverikov, Gabeskiriya, et al., 1981
Chetverikov, A.P.; Gabeskiriya, V.Y.; Puchkov, V.V.,
Ionization of uranium, plutonium, americium, rhenium, curium, and californium on a rhenium surface,
Sov. Phys. Tech. Phys., 1981, 26, 73. [all data]
Sugar, 1974
Sugar, J.,
Revised ionization energies of the neutral actinides,
J. Chem. Phys., 1974, 60, 4103. [all data]
Sugar, 1973
Sugar, J.,
Ionization energies of the neutral actinides,
J. Chem. Phys., 1973, 59, 788. [all data]
Fred and Tomkins, 1957
Fred, M.; Tomkins, F.S.,
Preliminary term analysis of Am I and Am II spectra,
J. Opt. Soc. Am., 1957, 47, 1076. [all data]
Notes
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- Symbols used in this document:
IE (evaluated) Recommended ionization energy - Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
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