Cf
Californium
CALIFORNIUM
TRANSITION ELEMENT: ACTINIDE
| Atomic number: | 98 |
| Group numbers: | 3 |
| Period: | 7 |
| Electronic configuration: | [Rn] 5f10 7s2 |
| Formal oxidation number: | +3 |
| Electronegativities: | - |
| Atomic radius / pm: | 186 |
| Relative atomic mass: | - |
Californium was discovered by Stanley G. Thompson, Kenneth Street Jr., and Albert Ghiorso (US) in 1950. Named after the State and University of California, USA. It is a synthetic radioactive metal and a powerful neutron emitter. Californium was made by bombarding curium with helium ions.
| Density / g dm-3: | - | |
| Molar volume / cm3mol-1: | - | |
| Electrical resistivity / µΩcm: | - | (20 °C) |
| Thermal conductivity / W m-1K-1: | - |
| Melting point / °C: | 900 |
| Boiling point / °C: | - |
| Heat of fusion / kJ mol-1: | - |
| Heat of vaporization / kJ mol-1: | - |
| Heat of atomization / kJ mol-1: | 175 |
| First ionization energy / kJ mol-1: | 607.86 |
| Second ionization energy / kJ mol-1: | - |
| Third ionization energy / kJ mol-1: | - |
| in the atmosphere / ppm: | - |
| in the Earth's crust / ppm: | - |
| in the oceans / ppm: | - |
| Crystal structure: | hexagonal |
| Unit-cell dimensions / pm: | - |
| Space group: | - |
| Isotope | Relative atomic mass | Mass percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 249Cf | 249.074 85(2) | * |
| 250Cf | 250.076 41(2) | * |
| 251Cf | 251.079 59(3) | * |
| 252Cf | 252.081 63(4) | * |
| Balanced half-reaction | Eo / V | |
|---|---|---|
| 97 Berkelium | ← | 98 Californium | → | 99 Einsteinium |
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