Californium-252 (Cf-252)
Identity
- Protons
- 98
- Neutrons
- 154
- Mass number
- 252
- Mass
- 252.1 ± 2.5 u
- Mass excess
- 76.035 MeV
- Spin
- 0+
Stability
Half-life: 2.65 years
Natural occurrence
Not found in nature
Decays to
- alpha 96.9 % Cm-248
- spontaneous fission 3.1 %