Notes
| Isotopes of Californium |
| Notes
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| Californium has no stable isotopes. |
| Although californium does not occur naturally on Earth, the element and its decay products occur elsewhere in the universe. Their electromagnetic emissions are regularly observed in the spectra of supernovae. |
 Notable Isotopes  |
 248Cf [150 neutrons] |
 Abundance: synthetic
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| Half life: 333.5 days
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| Decay Energy: ? MeV |
| Decays to ?.
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| Half life: 333.5 days [ Alpha Decay ]
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| Decay Energy: 6.361 MeV |
| Decays to 244Cm.
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| 249Cf [151 neutrons] |
| Abundance: synthetic
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| Half life: 351 years
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| Decay Energy: ? MeV |
| Decays to ?.
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| Half life: 351 years [ Alpha Decay ]
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| Decay Energy: 6.295 MeV |
| Decays to 245Cm.
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| 250Cf [152 neutrons] |
| Abundance: synthetic
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| Half life: 13.08 years [ Alpha Decay ]
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| Decay Energy: 6.128 MeV |
| Decays to 246Cm.
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| Half life: 13.08 years
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| Decay Energy: ? MeV |
| Decays to ?.
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| 251Cf [153 neutrons] |
| Abundance: synthetic
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| Half life: 898 years [ Alpha Decay ]
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| Decay Energy: 6.176 MeV |
| Decays to 247Cm.
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| 252Cf [154 neutrons] |
| Abundance: synthetic
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| Half life: 2.645 years [ Alpha Decay ]
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| Decay Energy: 6.217 MeV |
| Decays to 248Cm.
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| Half life: 2.645 years
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| Decay Energy: ? MeV |
| Decays to ?.
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| 253Cf [155 neutrons] |
| Abundance: synthetic
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| Half life: 17.81 days [ beta- ]
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| Decay Energy: 0.285 MeV |
| Decays to 253Es.
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| Half life: 17.81 days [ Alpha Decay ]
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| Decay Energy: 6.124 MeV |
| Decays to 249Cm.
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| 254Cf [156 neutrons] |
| Abundance: synthetic
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| Half life: 60.5 days
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| Decay Energy: ? MeV |
| Decays to ?.
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| Half life: 60.5 days [ Alpha Decay ]
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| Decay Energy: 5.926 MeV |
| Decays to 250Cm.
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