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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

252Cf     Half-life Boson, 98p 154n 2.645 y Spin 0 Parity 1 Hide Decay Modes Probability Mode Decay Energy Daughter 96.908% α 6.21687MeV 248Cm 3.092% SF N/A Variable Hide Ultimate Decay Products Yield Nuclide 88.78096990333% 208Pb 3.551216917826×10-9% 206Pb Unknown 200Hg Atomic Weight 252.081625846 Abundance None Mass Excess 76.033987MeV Binding Energy 7.465349MeV Magnetic Moment 0 μ Quadrupole Moment N/A   Show Element Pictures. Show only decay products of this isotope. Show Decay Image Full Size.

Decay chain image generated by Mathematica's GraphPlot and IsotopeData functions from Wolfram Research, Inc..