Input interpretation
![Am-242 | half-life](../image_source/83dd2ae490e68e01170609cf3d10edbf.png)
Am-242 | half-life
Result
![16.019 hours (15.997 to 16.043 h)](../image_source/1932b1bc12511ff604b363a708279ab4.png)
16.019 hours (15.997 to 16.043 h)
Decay properties
![half-life | 16.019 hours (15.998 to 16.042 h) mean lifetime | 23.1 hours (23.081 to 23.142 h) decay constant | 1.2×10^-5 per second specific activity | 29900 TBq/g (terabecquerels per gram) width | 7.911×10^-21 eV (electronvolts) decay modes | β^- (electron emission) | ϵ (electron capture) final decay products | Pb-206 (100%) | Tl-205 (1.9×10^-6%) | Pb-208 (2.6×10^-9%) | W-184 (9×10^-12%) | Yb-168 (2×10^-15%) | Er-164 (2×10^-15%) | Dy-160 (6×10^-17%) | Dy-156 (4×10^-19%) | Sm-144 (4×10^-20%) | Ce-140 (4×10^-21%) | Dy-164 (0%) | Er-168 (0%) | Gd-156 (0%) | Hf-176 (0%) | Hf-180 (0%) | Sm-152 (0%) | Yb-172 (0%)](../image_source/db58358edc37b508e019738c908648ab.png)
half-life | 16.019 hours (15.998 to 16.042 h) mean lifetime | 23.1 hours (23.081 to 23.142 h) decay constant | 1.2×10^-5 per second specific activity | 29900 TBq/g (terabecquerels per gram) width | 7.911×10^-21 eV (electronvolts) decay modes | β^- (electron emission) | ϵ (electron capture) final decay products | Pb-206 (100%) | Tl-205 (1.9×10^-6%) | Pb-208 (2.6×10^-9%) | W-184 (9×10^-12%) | Yb-168 (2×10^-15%) | Er-164 (2×10^-15%) | Dy-160 (6×10^-17%) | Dy-156 (4×10^-19%) | Sm-144 (4×10^-20%) | Ce-140 (4×10^-21%) | Dy-164 (0%) | Er-168 (0%) | Gd-156 (0%) | Hf-176 (0%) | Hf-180 (0%) | Sm-152 (0%) | Yb-172 (0%)
Critical properties
![critical mass | 11.5 kg (kilograms) critical diameter | 12 cm (centimeters) (for a uniform sphere)](../image_source/ebce911d138bae6bd6e5b650bcad129c.png)
critical mass | 11.5 kg (kilograms) critical diameter | 12 cm (centimeters) (for a uniform sphere)
Unit conversions
![16 hours 1 minute 10 seconds](../image_source/e6270a67719549e496ff07fc6627e083.png)
16 hours 1 minute 10 seconds
![57670 seconds](../image_source/513c1e45482e4388557c1e79a7789844.png)
57670 seconds
![961.17 minutes](../image_source/1187d72de285c83dc94e68c6ac99d207.png)
961.17 minutes
![0.66748 days](../image_source/1cdc5662137a68b5da4082482bc42575.png)
0.66748 days