RE: Americium dioxide

["Bradshaw, Keith" <Keith.Bradshaw@nnc.co.uk>]

> Hi Michael/Radsafers
> 
> There's a multi-volume work "Comprehensive Inorganic Chemistry" which has
> a
> whole volume devoted to actinides (vol 5).  Unfortunately I don't have
> access to it here and I've forgotten who the editors were.
> 
	- I now think this was 'Bailar'

>   If you can track
> this down, I think it might have the info you desire.  Perhaps other
> Radsafers might have this reference hiding on their shelves somewhere and
> can give you more details.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Keith Bradshaw
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	Michael Williamson [SMTP:m.williamson@mailbox.uq.edu.au]
> > Sent:	Thursday, January 06, 2000 4:10 AM
> > To:	Multiple recipients of list
> > Subject:	Americium dioxide
> > 
> > Does anyone know what the melting point of Americium dioxide is?
> Searches
> > of rubber handbook, www etc come up with nothing.
> > 
> > There even seems to be some question regarding the m.p. of Am metal: the
> > rubber handbook (my admittedly old 57th edn) gives 994 C but WebElements
> > (www.webelements.com) gives 1176 C.
> > 
> > I'd appreciate something more authoritative.
> > 
> > 
> > Mike
> > 
> > 
> > Michael Williamson                ph +61 7 3365 4504
> > University Radiation Protection Adviser        fax +61 7 3365 1577
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> > Australia
> > 
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