Meaning Of The Word Californium
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Californium Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Californium?
californium in American English
a radioactive, metallic chemical element, one of the actinides, produced by intense neutron bombardment of plutonium or curium: symbol, Cf; at. no., 98: an isotope (californium-252) with a half-life of 2.65 years is used as a neutron source in mining, med noun: a transuranic element; at. no.: 98 californium in British English noun: a metallic transuranic element artificially produced from curium. Symbol: Cf; atomic no: 98; half-life of most stable isotope, 251Cf: 800 years (approx.) |
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