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californium

/ˌkæl.ɪˈfɔːr.ni.əm/

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noun

/ˌkæl.ɪˈfɔːr.ni.əm/C2formalscientific
  • ruРадиоактивный трансурановый химический элемент, искусственно полученный путём бомбардировки кюрия альфа-частицами.

A radioactive transuranic chemical element, artificially produced by bombarding curium with alpha particles.

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  1. Chemical elementC2formalscientific

    A radioactive transuranic element with atomic number 98, produced artificially by bombarding curium with alpha particles.

    ruХимический элемент

    • Californium is used as a neutron source in nuclear reactors.
    • The discovery of californium was announced in 1950 by scientists at the University of California, Berkeley.
    • Due to its high radioactivity, californium must be handled with extreme caution.
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