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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

246Cf     Half-life Boson, 98p 148n 1.493d Spin 0 Parity 1 Hide Decay Modes Probability Mode Decay Energy Daughter 100.% α 6861.6keV 242Cm 0.004% ϵ 123.3keV 246Bk 0.00025% SF N/A Variable Hide Ultimate Decay Products Yield Nuclide 100.04816452713594% 206Pb 1.8904536907351203×10-6% 205Tl 2.600219108164524×10-9% 208Pb 7.688000882319063×10-17% 160Dy 5.044024670566402×10-21% 140Ce Unknown 172Yb Unknown 176Hf Unknown 152Sm Unknown 180Hf Unknown 156Gd Unknown 168Er Unknown 164Dy Atomic Weight 246.068805309 Abundance None Mass Excess 64.091733MeV Binding Energy 7.499115MeV Magnetic Moment 0μ Quadrupole Moment N/A   Show Element Pictures. Also show decay chains leading to this isotope. Show only decays with probability >0.1%. Show Decay Image Smaller.

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