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Americium-241 (A = 95), a radioisotope u...

Americium-241 (A = 95), a radioisotope used in smoke detectors, decays by a series of 12 reactions involving sequential loss of `alpha,alpha,beta,alpha,alpha,beta,alpha,alpha,alpha,beta,alpha,` and `beta`-particles. Identify each intermediate nuclide and final stable product nucleus (use periodic table for reference).

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