Cf
Californium-252
Protons (Z)
98
Neutrons (N)
154
Mass number
252
Half-Life
2.65 y
Abundance
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Mass
252.082 u
Mass Excess
76,034.6 keV
Spin
0+
Discovered
1954
Binding energy per nucleon
7,465 keV
Neutron separation energy
6,172 keV
Proton separation energy
6,482 keV
Decay Mode
- α→Curium-24896.897%
- SF3.103%
Decay chain
- CfCalifornium-252Z 98 · N 1542.65 y
- α96.897%
- α91.61%
- α99.877%
- β⁻100%
- β⁻100%
- α~100%
- α~100%
- α~100%
- β⁻100%
- β⁻100%
- α~100%
- α~100%
- α100%
- α100%
- β⁻100%
- β⁻64.046%
- α100%