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Californium is an artificial chemical element !

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Where is the element californium found on earth?

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


What does californium do to help earth?

Californium don't help the earth !


Is californium rare to earth?

Californium is an artificial element.


Where did the californium be found at?

Californium is an artificial chemical element.


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

Californium is a pure element.


What family of elements is californium found?

Californium is a member of the actinides group.


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.


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.


Is californium a nonmetal?

Californium is able to form a critical mass.


Who found californium?

Californium is a metallic chemical element of the periodic table, found in the actinide family. It is used to start nuclear reactors, for oil exploration, and the treatment of cancer. Although "discovered" or "found" is not perhaps the correct term, as Californium does not exist naturally on earth, it is created. The synthetic radioactive metal, californium, was first created in 1950 by Albert Ghiorso, Kenneth Street Jr. and Stanley G. Thompson. It was named after the University of California and the state of California.


Where what city or state was Californium found?

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