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Americium is seen to look like a sliver like white synthetic metal. While Americium in left out it begins to tarnish in the dry air and is resistant to alkalis. Americium is seen to be denser than lead had its own distinct colors. Americium possibly can be spotted on earth although only in fragmental amounts that could have been made in the past when there was huge groups of uranium when and then nuclear reactions could take place. Americium-243 is made from the release of isotopes from Pluronim-239 in the nuclear reactions. <ref>Americium Properties[http://www.lenntech.com/periodic/elements/am.htm Physical properties on Americium]. ''Lenntech''. Web. November 3 2011.</ref> Americium as a lot of chemical properties and is in a lot of mainstream productions so it has been seen a lot and has been seen as a staple in a lot of proses such as energy from nuclear reactors and as well in  our households as fire alarms.