On the periodic table, what is the only real element that is named after a U.S. state?
Answer: Californium is a radioactive metallic chemical element with the symbol Cf and atomic number 98. Californium was first made in 1950 at Berkeley, California by bombarding curium with alpha particles (helium-4 ions). The element was named after the university and the state of California. Californium is a very strong neutron emitter. It is used in portable metal detectors, for identifying gold and silver ores, to identify water and oil layers in oil wells and to detect metal fatigue.
Californium is a radioactive metallic chemical element with symbol Cf and atomic number 98. The element was first synthesized in 1950 at the University of California Radiation Laboratory in Berkeley, by bombarding curium with alpha particles.
Atomic number: 98
Electron configuration: [Rn] 5f107s2
Atomic mass: 251 u
Discoverers: Glenn T. Seaborg, Albert Ghiorso