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Chemical element · Atomic number 98
Californium (Cf)
Actinides · Period 7 · Solid
Element identity
- Atomic number (Z)
- 98
- Symbol
- Cf
- Atomic weight / isotope mass number
- [251]
- Category
- Actinides
- Physical state (reference)
- Solid
- Period
- 7
- Group (reference)
- 3
- Block
- f
Physical properties
- Appearance
- Silvery
- Density
- 15.1 g·cm⁻³
- Melting point
- 1173 K / 900 °C / 1652 °F
- Boiling point
- 1743 K / 1470 °C / 2678 °F
- Sublimation point
- Not available
Atomic and material properties
- Electron configuration
- [Rn] 5f¹⁰ 7s²
- Electrons per shell
- K2 L8 M18 N32 O28 P8 Q2
- Oxidation states
- 2, 3, 4
- Electronegativity (Pauling)
- 1.3
- Atomic radius
- Not available
- Covalent radius
- Not available
- Molar ionization energies
- 1st: 608 kJ·mol⁻¹ 2nd: 1206 kJ·mol⁻¹ 3rd: 2267 kJ·mol⁻¹ 4th: 3599 kJ·mol⁻¹
- Thermal conductivity
- Not available
- Molar heat capacity
- Not available
- Crystal structure
- Double hexagonal close packed
- CAS number
- 7440-71-3
Property source: Wikipedia — Californium, adapted from the Nuclides App snapshot. Quoted conditions and qualifiers are retained.
Sources and interpretation
Snapshot exported 24 October 2026 from the element assets used by Nuclides. Properties are a reference compilation, not a new evaluation. Missing values are shown as “Not available”. Density and phase depend on temperature, pressure and allotrope; retained conditions are part of the quoted property.
Atomic weight is dimensionless. Parentheses give uncertainty in the last quoted digits. A single integer in square brackets is an isotope mass number, not a standard atomic weight. The snapshot can differ from current evaluations; consult CIAAW standard atomic weights and the IUPAC periodic table for current values and conventions.
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