Symbol
Rg
  
Cf
  
Group Number
Not Available
  
Period Number
7
  
7
  
Block
d block
  
f block
  
Element Family
Unknown
  
Actinide
  
Space Group Name
Not Available
  
P63/mmc
  
Interesting Facts
Not Available
  
- Californium metal is very harmful and highly radioactive.
- Californium metal is the heaviest metal.
  
Sources
Synthetically Produced
  
Made by Bombarding Curium with Helium Ions
  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung
  
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  
Discovery
In 1994
  
In 1950
  
Abundance
  
  
Uses & Benefits
- Currently known uses of Roentgenium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
- Californium metal has a very strong neutron emitter. It is used as a metal detector.
-
It also used as an identifier to check Water and oil layers in oil wells.
  
Industrial Uses
NA
  
Chemical Industry
  
Medical Uses
NA
  
NA
  
Other Uses
Research Purposes
  
Alloys, Nuclear Research
  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Unknown
  
Toxic
  
Present in Human Body
No
  
No
  
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3
  
37
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3
  
37
In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.
  
36
0.00 p.p.m.
  
36
Melting Point
Not Available
  
Boiling Point
Not Available
  
1,470.00 °C
  
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid
  
Solid
  
Color
Silver
  
Silver
  
Luster
Unknown Luster
  
NA
  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
Not Available
  
Speed of Sound
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Optical Properties
  
  
Allotropes
No
  
No
  
α Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
β Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
γ Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Chemical Formula
Rg
  
Cf
  
Isotopes
  
  
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
Not Available
  
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
1,022.70 kJ/mol
  
3
608.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
2nd Energy Level
2,074.40 kJ/mol
  
10
1,206.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
3rd Energy Level
3,077.90 kJ/mol
  
24
2,267.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
4th Energy Level
4,052.40 kJ/mol
  
36
3,599.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
5th Energy Level
5,306.70 kJ/mol
  
31
Not Available
  
Electrochemical Equivalent
Not Available
  
3.12 g/amp-hr
  
15
Electron Work Function
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Other Chemical Properties
NA
  
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
  
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d9 7s2
  
[Rn] 5f10 7s2
  
Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
  
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
  
Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100
  
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Californium.jpg#100
  
Atom
  
  
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
Not Available
  
Atomic Volume
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Valence Electron Potential
Not Available
  
44.50 (-eV)
  
38
Lattice Constant
Not Available
  
Lattice Angles
NA
  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
  
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
15.10 g/cm3
  
21
Tensile Strength
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Viscosity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Poisson Ratio
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Other Mechanical Properties
Unknown
  
Malleable, Sectile
  
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
Not Available
  
Magnetic Ordering
Unknown
  
Paramagnetic
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Specific Heat
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Molar Heat Capacity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Thermal Conductivity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Thermal Expansion
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Enthalpy
  
  
Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available
  
Not Available