Cf

Californium-246

Protons (Z)

98

Neutrons (N)

148

Mass number

246

Half-Life

1.49 d

Abundance

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Mass

246.069 u

Mass Excess

64,090.2 keV

Spin

0+

Discovered

1951

Binding energy per nucleon

7,499 keV

Neutron separation energy

7,366 keV

Proton separation energy

5,013 keV

Decay Mode

SF2.4e-4%

Decay chain

Californium-246Z 98 · N 1481.49 d
α~100%
α~100%
α~100%
α~100%
α~100%
α~100%
α100%
α99.98%
β⁻100%
β⁻99.976%
α100%
β⁻~100%
β⁻~100%
α100%