98Cf251

Californium

ActinidesBlock fPeriod 7solid at 20 °C
Configuration :[Rn] 5f¹⁰ 7s²
Atomic mass :251 u
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Modèle de Bohr · pédagogique

Electron configuration

Full[Rn] 5f¹⁰ 7s²
Short[Rn] 5f¹⁰ 7s²
Valence electrons12
KLMNOPQ shells
K2
L8
M18
N32
O28
P8
Q2

Electronegativity

Pauling1.3
Allen
Mulliken (eV)

Atomic radii

Empirical186 pm
Calculated
Covalent
Van der Waals
Ionic radii (Shannon-Prewitt)
+395 pm

Successive ionisation energies

I₁608 kJ/mol
Electron affinity

Oxidation states

+2+3+4+5
Bold states = most common.
Period 7Block fFamily Actinides
Sources : NIST Atomic Weights & Isotopic Compositions, IUPAC Recommendations, CODATA. Methodology