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Where is californium found?

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Californium was first obtained at the University of California, Berkeley Laboratories by researchers Stanley G. Thompson, Kenneth Street, Jr., Albert Ghiorso and Glenn T. Seaborg in 1950.

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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 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.


What state was californium found in?

Californium is a solid metal, radioactive, unstable.


Where californium usually found?

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


Do they use californium in nuclear bombs?

Californium was not used in nuclear weapons. While not used, californium is produced in fusion (hydrogen) bomb explosions and is found in their fallout.


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.


Where what city or state was Californium found?

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


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.