HHomeBackground Color:He
LiBeCalifornium Main PageBlack White GrayBCNOFNe
NaMgCalifornium Pictures PageAlSiPSClAr
KCaCalifornium Technical DataScTiVCrMnFeCoNiCuZnGaGeAsSeBrKr
RbSrYZrNbMoTcRuRhPdAgCdInSnSbTeIXe
CsBaLaCePrNdPmSmEuGdTbDyHoErTmYbLuHfTaWReOsIrPtAuHgTlPbBiPoAtRn
FrRaAcThPaUNpPuAmCmBkCfEsFmMdNoLrRfDbSgBhHsMtDsRgCnNhFlMcLvTsOg

Isotopes of Californium (click to see decay chain):
237Cf  238Cf  239Cf  240Cf  241Cf  242Cf  243Cf  244Cf  245Cf  246Cf  247Cf  248Cf  249Cf  250Cf  251Cf  252Cf  253Cf  254Cf  255Cf  256Cf 

238Cf    Half-lifeBoson, 98p 140ntitle icon
21.1 msSpin 0 Parity 1

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ProbabilityModeDecay EnergyDaughter
100%SFN/AVariable
0.2%α8.055MeV234Cm
Unknownβ+1.893MeV238Bk
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YieldNuclide
0.0940756862805%206Pb
1.6703380008×10-9%205Tl
4.000662234322×10-12%208Pb
Unknown172Yb
Unknown152Sm
Unknown180Hf
Unknown176Hf
Unknown156Gd
Unknown168Er
Unknown164Dy
Unknown160Dy
Unknown140Ce
Atomic Weight238.06141
AbundanceNone
Mass Excess57.203MeV
Binding Energy7.509MeV
Magnetic Moment0 μ
Quadrupole MomentN/A
 
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