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*Californium applications - neutron source to start-up nuclear reactors (Cf-252) - neutron source for neutron diffraction instruments (Cf-252) - neutron source for neutron spectroscopy instruments (Cf-252) - raw material for the preparation of heavier chemical elements (Cf-249) - source for portable neutron activation instruments (Cf-252) - source for radiation therapy with neutrons (Cf-252) - source for neutron radiography (Cf-252) - source for moisture detectors (Cf-252) - source for gold and silver detectors (Cf-252) - source for analysis instruments of coals, cements etc. (Cf-252)

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Where did the californium be found at?

Californium is an artificial chemical element.


Where is californium found at on Earth?

Californium is an artificial chemical element !


What state was californium found in?

Californium is a solid metal, radioactive, unstable.


What family of elements is californium found?

Californium is a member of the actinides group.


Is californium found as a pure element or as a compound?

Californium is a pure element.


Where californium usually found?

Californium is a man made element; usually found in nuclear physics/radiochemistry laboratories.


Where what city or state was Californium found?

The first isotope of californium was discovered in 1950 at Berkeley Radiation Laboratories, California, USA.


What items contains californium?

Californium is radioactive and all the applications of it involve its radioactivity rather than its chemitry, so you might find it in neutron moisture guages for example.


Where is the element californium found on earth?

Californium is an artificial element; the natural element exist only in infinitesimal traces in uranium ores.


Who was found californium?

Californium was obtained by Stanley G. Thompson, Kenneth Street, Albert Ghiorso and Glenn Seaborg in 1950 at Berkeley Laboratories.


Where is the element Californium found?

Californium is a radioactive transuranic element, and is 'man-made'. Although it is not naturally occurring on earth, it does seem to come about in other places in the universe (pretty cool, huh?). It is used in starting nuclear reactors and medical treatment of cancer.


What is californium's natural state of matter?

Californium does not occur naturally. It is produced as a result of nuclear explosions and nuclear experiments.