Cf

Californium

Z 98 251.0 g/molActinide Radioactive

Overview Atomic Properties Thermodynamics Electromagnetism Isotopes

Group

3

Period

7

Block

f

Occurrence

Synthetic

Biological Role

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History

1950 (discovery)

Stanley Gerald Thompson, Kenneth Street Jr., Albert Ghiorso, Glenn T. Seaborg

1974 (isolation)

R. G. Haire, R. D. Baybarz

Named By

Stanley Gerald Thompson

Latin Name

Californium

Abundance

Universe

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Sun

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Meteorites

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Earth's crust

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Oceans

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Humans

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