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californiumSynthesized, radioactive, metallic element of the actinide series, atomic number 98, relative atomic mass 251. It is produced in very small quantities and used in nuclear reactors as a neutron source. The longest-lived isotope, Cf-251, has a half-life of 800 years. It is named after the state of California, where it was first synthesized in 1950 by US nuclear chemist Glenn Seaborg and his team at the University of California at Berkeley. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Ramayya and his coworkers have also found that californium-252 sometimes breaks into three fragments--two of moderate size and one as small as a helium nucleus (or |
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