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Element 98 - Californium (Cf)

After the state and University of California; discovered 1950. Not until 1960 did californium exist in visible amounts. But the three-tenths of a millionth of a gram of californium oxychloride is enough to provide scientists with a veritable textbook on the element.

Properties
Atomic Number:	98
Atomic Weight:	(251)
Electron Configuration (at ground state):	1s²2s²2p⁶3s²3p⁶3d¹⁰4s²4p⁶4d¹⁰5s²5p⁶4f¹⁴5d¹⁰5f¹⁰6s²6p⁶7s²
Oxidation States (Bold most stable):	+3
Melting Point (K):	1170
Mass Number (Bold naturally occurring) -- Half-Life -- Disintigration Type:	249 -- 351 years -- alpha particle emission 251 -- 900 years -- alpha particle emission
First Ionization Potential (V):	6.3
Electronegativity (Pauling's):	1.3
Thermal Conductivity (at 300K -- W m^-1 K^-1):	10

Element 98 - Californium (Cf)

Properties