What element is named after state of California?

Answer 1

That element is Berkelium, symbol "Bk" and atomic number 97, a radioactive element in the heavy "actonoid" series. Berkelium is named after the Californian university town of Berkeley where it was first synthesized.

Scientists at the University of California's Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (simply known as "Berkeley Lab") first synthesized Berkelium in 1949. They created it by bombarding a small piece of Americium ("Am" atomic number 95) with alpha particles within a cyclotron.

Answer 2

The element Californium (Cf) is named after the state of California, where it was first synthesized in 1950 at the University of California, Berkeley. It is a radioactive element with various applications in nuclear reactors and scientific research.

Answer 3

• It is the element of Californium.
• Californium is a radioactive metallic chemical element with the symbol Cf and atomic number 98.
• The element was first made at the University of California, Berkeley, in 1950 by bombarding curium with alpha particles.

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Answer 4

The element californium, Cf is named after the state of California, in which it was discovered at the Univeresity of California Berkley.

Answer 5

Californinium

Answer 6

Berkelium

Answer 7

Californium