californium

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Scope note
Artificially produced, radioactive metallic chemical element with symbol Cf and 98 as atomic number. Californium has a few specialized uses as in neutron activation analysis of metals in ancient coins, and in airport security full body scanning.
californium
Accepted term: 19-May-2025