Element Family
Actinide
Transition Metal
Space Group Name
P63/mmc
Im_ 3m
Interesting Facts
- Californium metal is very harmful and highly radioactive.
- Californium metal is the heaviest metal.
- Iron is not always magnetic in nature, its allotrope are ferromagnetic and the B allotrope is nonmagnetic.
- The blood consists Iron in hemoglobin molecules to transfer Oxygen in the body.
Sources
Made by Bombarding Curium with Helium Ions
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals
Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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Discovery
In 1950
Before 5000 BC
Abundance In Earth's Crust
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.
- Iron metal alloy steel is used in the application of civil engineering and manufacturing.
- Alloys of iron with nickel, vanadium, chromium, tungsten and manganese have very useful properties.
Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Medical Uses
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Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing
Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research
Alloys, Sculptures, Statues
Present in Human Body
No
Yes
Physical State
Solid
Solid
α Allotropes
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Ferrite (alpha Iron)
γ Allotropes
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gamma Iron
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
Corrosion, Ionization, Solubility
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f10 7s2
[Ar] 3d6 4s2
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
Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
π/2, π/2, π/2
Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Other Mechanical Properties
Malleable, Sectile
Ductile, Malleable, Weldable
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Ferromagnetic
Electrical Property
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Conductor
Enthalpy of Atomization
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