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In time, the elements further along the table would find use too. Americium, it turned out, released a steady stream of alpha particles, easily blocked by anything in the air. Today, my home smoke detector - and others like it around the world - contain 0.9ug of americium-241. It's more expensive, gram for gram, than gold, and probably the only radioisotope you can buy in your local supermarket.*
* Although the smoke detector is americium's great contribution to modern living, actinide chemists often joke that they are constantly looking for new ways to 'make americium great again.'
In time, the elements further along the table would find use too. Americium, it turned out, released a steady stream of alpha particles, easily blocked by anything in the air. Today, my home smoke detector - and others like it around the world - contain 0.9ug of americium-241. It's more expensive, gram for gram, than gold, and probably the only radioisotope you can buy in your local supermarket.*
* Although the smoke detector is americium's great contribution to modern living, actinide chemists often joke that they are constantly looking for new ways to 'make americium great again.'
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