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Californium

Californium Details

Californium Symbol: Cf

Californium Atomic Number: 98

Californium Atomic Weight: (249)

What is Californium?
Radioactive metallic transuranic element. Belongs to actinoid series. Cf-251 has a half life of about 700 years. Nine isotopes are known. Cf-252 is an intense neutron source, which makes it an intense neutron source and gives it a use in neutron activation analysis and a possible use as a radiation source in medicine. First produced by Glenn T. Seaborg and associates in 1950.

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