Group Number
Not Available
Element Family
Actinide
Alkali
Space Group Name
P63/mmc
Not Available
Space Group Number
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- Californium metal is very harmful and highly radioactive.
- Californium metal is the heaviest metal.
- 223 Francium has the longest half life at 21.8.
- Francium metal is produced by alpha decay in 227Actinium 227.
Sources
Made by Bombarding Curium with Helium Ions
Formed by Decay Process, Mining
Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Marguerite Perey
Discovery
In 1950
In 1939
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.
- Francium has no known uses as it has a half life of only 22 minutes.
Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry
NA
Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research
NA
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
Not Available
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γ Allotropes
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Pauling Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
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Allen Electronegativity
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Pauling Electropositivity
2nd Energy Level
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3rd Energy Level
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4th Energy Level
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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, Radioactivity, Solubility
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f10 7s2
[Rn] 7s1
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
Atomic Radius
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Covalent Radius
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Van der Waals Radius
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Atomic Volume
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Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Constant
Not Available
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
NA
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
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Density At Room Temperature
Tensile Strength
Not Available
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Viscosity
Not Available
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Poisson Ratio
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Other Mechanical Properties
Malleable, Sectile
NA
Specific Gravity
Not Available
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
Electrical Property
Unknown
Poor Conductor
Resistivity
Not Available
Electrical Conductivity
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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 Atomization
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Standard Molar Entropy
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