Cf
Californium-253
Protons (Z)
98
Neutrons (N)
155
Mass number
253
Half-Life
17.81 d
Abundance
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Mass
253.085 u
Mass Excess
79,302.0 keV
Spin
(7/2+)
Discovered
1954
Binding energy per nucleon
7,455 keV
Neutron separation energy
4,804 keV
Proton separation energy
6,527 keV
Decay Mode
Decay chain
- CfCalifornium-253Z 98 · N 15517.81 d
- β⁻99.69%
- α~100%
- β⁻~100%
- α~100%
- α~100%
- β⁻~100%
- α~100%
- α~100%
- β⁻100%
- α~100%
- α100%
- β⁻100%
- α~100%
- α~100%
- α99.992%
- β⁻97.91%
- α100%
- β⁻100%
- α100%