Periodic table

Californium-253 (Cf-253)

Identity

Protons
98
Neutrons
155
Mass number
253
Mass
253.1 ± 4.6 u
Mass excess
79.302 MeV
Spin
(7/2+)

Stability

Half-life: 17.8 days

Natural occurrence

Not found in nature

Decays to

Produced by

All isotopes of californium