98 Ca 251 Californium By: Carrington Austin

Properties and Uses Properties Californium’s melting point is 900°C Californium is silvery- white Californium is a metal Californium is radioactive Other properties are yet to be discovered due to Californium being too small to observe others. Uses Rocket fuel Cancer therapy Neutron moisture gauges Well-logging Neutron source

Facts About Californium Californium may be the cause of stellar explosions, but has yet to be proven. Discovered in 1950 by Thomson, Street, Jr., Ghiorso, and Seaborg, at the University of California giving Californium its name. Releases 170 million neutrons a minute. Discovered by bombarding ions (an atom or a group of atoms). It’s artificially produced (man-made). Was discovered at the University of California in 1950, giving it it’s name

Basic Facts Discovery CALIFORNIUM Uses Properties It’s atomic mass It’s atomic number Is 9 8 By 4 men the University Of California Basic Facts Discovery It’s a metal By bombarding Ions CALIFORNIUM Rocket Fuel Radioactive Cancer therapy Silvery-white Uses Properties Well-logging Melts at 900°°c

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