Group Number
Not Available
Element Family
Actinide
Transition Metal
Space Group Name
P63/mmc
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Space Group Number
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Interesting Facts
- Californium metal is very harmful and highly radioactive.
- Californium metal is the heaviest metal.
- Rutherfordium does not occur in nature as it is a synthetic element.
- Till date Rutherfordium metal has 15 radioisotopes created synthetically.
Sources
Made by Bombarding Curium with Helium Ions
Bombarding Plutonium with Accelerated 113 to 115 MeV Neon Ions, Synthetically Produced
Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Discovery
In 1950
In 1964
Uses & Benefits
- Californium metal has a very strong neutron emitter. It is used as a metal detector.
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It also used as an identifier to check Water and oil layers in oil wells.
- Currently known uses of Rutherfordium metal are limited to research purpose only.
Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry
NA
Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research
Alloys, Research Purposes
Present in Human Body
No
No
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Mohs Hardness
Not Available
Speed of Sound
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α Allotropes
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β Allotropes
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γ Allotropes
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Pauling Electronegativity
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Allred Rochow Electronegativity
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Pauling Electropositivity
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Electrochemical Equivalent
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Electron Work Function
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Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f10 7s2
[Rn] 5f14 6d2 7s2
Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Crystal Lattice
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Californium.jpg#100
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100
Covalent Radius
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Atomic Volume
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Valence Electron Potential
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Lattice Constant
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Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
NA
Lattice C/A Ratio
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Density At Room Temperature
Tensile Strength
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Viscosity
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Poisson Ratio
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Other Mechanical Properties
Malleable, Sectile
Unknown
Specific Gravity
Not Available
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Unknown
Specific Heat
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Molar Heat Capacity
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Thermal Conductivity
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Critical Temperature
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Thermal Expansion
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Standard Molar Entropy
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