Cf	Z =  98	◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊	Californium
			From the English "California"
(AM) Atomic Mass	252  amu	♦	Oxidation States	+3
(BP) Boiling Point	n/a	♦	(MP) Melting Point	n/a
(ρ) Density	n/a	♦	Crystal Structure	n/a
( χ ) Electronegativity	n/a	♦	(AR) Atomic Radius	n/a
Physical State	Solid	♦	(C) Heat Capacity	n/a
Electronic-Config	[Rn]  5f10  7s2	♦	(I1) First Ionization E	607.86  kJ/mol
(ΔHvap) Heat of Vaporization	n/a	♦	(ΔHfus) Heat of Fusion	n/a
Year of Discovery	1950	♦	Location of Discovery	U. Cal, Berkley
(E°) Standard Potential	Cf 2+⇔ Cf (-2.120 V),   Cf 3+⇔ Cf (-1.940 V)
Stable isotopes	None. All isotopes are man-made and radioactive
Discovered/Synthesized by	Stanley G. Thompson, Glenn T. Seaborg, Kenneth Street, Jr., Albert Ghiorso
Natural Source	Not found in nature, man-made, synthetic
Common Uses	Scientific instruments, mineral analyzers
Other Info	No Additional Information Available
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