What is Americium dioxide?
{{confusing|date=January 2025}} '''Americium dioxide''' is a black compound made with [[Americium]]. As a solid, AmO<sub>2</sub> has the same [[structure]] as fluorite (CaF<sub>2</sub>). ==Uses== Americium-Aluminium [[Alloy|alloys]] are made when americium dioxide is [[Melt|melted]] and mixed with [[aluminium]] and a [[flux (metallurgy)|fluxing agent]].<ref>{{ cite web |url= http://patent.ipexl.com/GB/GB1343961.html |title = Preparation of Americium-Alluminum Alloys |date=January 1974 |publisher= KERNFORSCHUNG GMBH GES FUER |access-date= May 3, 2013 }}</ref> These alloys can be used to make [[atom]]s of some elements. These [[Chemical element|elements]] have a higher [[atomic number]] than [[Uranium]].<ref>{{cite web |title= Transuranic |publisher= Oxford Dictionary, 2013 |url= http://oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/transuranic |access-date= May 5, 2013 |archive-date= September 21, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130921061251/http://oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/transuranic |url-status= dead }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Chemical compounds]] [[Category:Oxides]] {{chem-stub}}