Californium
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| Symbol | Cf |
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| Atomic number | 98 |
| Element category | Actinide |
| Electrons per shell | 2, 8, 18, 32, 28, 8, 2 |
| Discoverers | Glenn T. Seaborg |
| Albert Ghiorso | |
| Did you know | Californium is a transuranium element, or "beyond uranium" on the periodic table. |
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| ID | 961521 |
About Californium
Californium is a radioactive chemical element with the symbol Cf and atomic number 98. The element was first synthesized in 1950 at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, by bombarding curium with alpha particles.