Key term for Edexcel GCSE Physics, used in Uses and Dangers of Radioactivity.
An alpha-emitting radioactive isotope with a long half-life (approx. 432 years), used in domestic smoke alarms.
Americium-241 appears in Edexcel GCSE Physics revision content for Radioactivity, especially Uses and Dangers of Radioactivity and Uses of Radioactivity.
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