Group Number
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Element Family
Actinide
Lanthanide
Space Group Name
P63/mmc
Im_ 3m
Interesting Facts
- Californium metal is very harmful and highly radioactive.
- Californium metal is the heaviest metal.
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Sources
Made by Bombarding Curium with Helium Ions
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Eugène-Anatole Demarçay
Discovery
In 1950
In 1896
Abundance In Universe
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Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %
Abundance In Meteorites
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Abundance In Earth's Crust
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Abundance In Oceans
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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.
- Europium metals main uses is in the printing of euro banknotes. These notes glow red under UV light.
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It is used in low energy light bulbs.
Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry
Chemical Industry
Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research
Alloys
Present in Human Body
No
Yes
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Color
Silver
Silvery White
Mohs Hardness
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Vickers Hardness
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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
Sanderson Electronegativity
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Allred Rochow Electronegativity
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Pauling Electropositivity
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Electrochemical Equivalent
Electron Work Function
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Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f10 7s2
[Xe] 4f7 6s2
Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
Crystal Lattice
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Californium.jpg#100
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100
Covalent Radius
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Van der Waals Radius
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Atomic Volume
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Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
π/2, π/2, π/2
Lattice C/A Ratio
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Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
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Tensile Strength
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Viscosity
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Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
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Shear Modulus
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Bulk Modulus
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Young's Modulus
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Poisson Ratio
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Other Mechanical Properties
Malleable, Sectile
Ductile
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
Electrical Property
Unknown
Conductor
Resistivity
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Electrical Conductivity
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Electron Affinity
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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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Enthalpy of Vaporization
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Enthalpy of Fusion
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Enthalpy of Atomization
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Standard Molar Entropy
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