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 == Occurrences ==
 [[File:Nuclear power plant.jpg|thumb|150px|left|A Photo of a Nuclear power plant that has a byproduct of americium from Plutonium]]
-For the element Americium it does not naturally occur in nature<ref>Occurrences and Health risks [http://www.bookrags.com/research/americium/Americium occurrence and health Information]. ''Book Rags''. Web.2005-06.</ref>. Americium however is formed by the bombardment of electrons to the element called Plutonium or Pu-244 and then creates the element known as Americium. Americium being an element found by science and not through nature however has seen to be one of the most commercial elements on the periodic table.
+The element Americium does not naturally occur in nature<ref>Occurrences and Health risks [http://www.bookrags.com/research/americium/Americium occurrence and health Information]. ''Book Rags''. Web.2005-06.</ref>. Americium however is formed by bomboarding Plutonium (Pu-244) with electrons, creating the element known as Americium. Americium, being an element found by science and not through nature, has become one of the most commercially used elements on the periodic table.
 == Uses ==