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Isotopes of Californium (click to see decay chain): 237Cf  238Cf  239Cf  240Cf  241Cf  242Cf  243Cf  244Cf  245Cf  246Cf  247Cf  248Cf  249Cf  250Cf  251Cf  252Cf  253Cf  254Cf  255Cf  256Cf

242Cf     Half-life Boson, 98p 144n 3.7 m Spin 0 Parity 1 Hide Decay Modes Probability Mode Decay Energy Daughter 80% α 7.51678MeV 238Cm 20% β+ 580keV 242Bk 0.014% SF N/A Variable Hide Ultimate Decay Products Yield Nuclide 100.0440194715% 206Pb 1.881305546672×10-6% 205Tl 2.731665972875×10-9% 208Pb 7.07296057776×10-17% 160Dy 4.640502543413×10-21% 140Ce Unknown 172Yb Unknown 152Sm Unknown 180Hf Unknown 176Hf Unknown 156Gd Unknown 168Er Unknown 164Dy Atomic Weight 242.063701552 Abundance None Mass Excess 59.337614MeV Binding Energy 7.509302MeV Magnetic Moment 0 μ Quadrupole Moment N/A   Show Element Pictures. Also show decay chains leading to this isotope. Show all decays, even very low-probability.

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