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Californium - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Californium : (noun)
1: a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding
curium with alpha particles [syn: Cf, atomic number 98]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Californium : Symbol: Cf
Atomic number: 98
Atomic weight: (249)
Radioactive metallic transuranic element. Belongs to actinoid series.
Cf-251 has a half life of about 700 years. Nine isotopes are known.
Cf-252 is an intense neutron source, which makes it an intense
neutron source and gives it a use in neutron activation analysis
and a possible use as a radiation source in medicine. First produced
by Glenn T. Seaborg and associates in 1950.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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