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Handout
Royal Society of Chemistry

Royal Society of Chemistry: Californium

For Students 9th - 10th
Very nice site with some of the most current information available on californium. Very well organized and easy to follow.
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Website
Other

Bonestamp: Californium Discovery

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Stanley Thomson, one of the principal, but lesser known discoverreres of californium and other treansuranium elements. Quite interesting.
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Handout
Other

Contributors to Discoveries of the Actinide Series

For Students 9th - 10th
This page provides information about Stanley G. Thompson and Glenn T. Seaborg, both of whom contributed to the discovery of berkelium and californium of the actinide series. Very comprehensive site.
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Handout
Web Elements

Web Elements Periodic Table: Californium

For Students 9th - 10th
Basic information and the electron arrangement of this synthetic element.
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Handout
Other

Lanl: The Actinide Research Quarterly

For Students 9th - 10th
This is "The Actinide Research Quarterly", a publication about current research of the actinide metals and nuclear materials technology by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Very detailed information.
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Interactive
University of Kentucky

Chem Comics: Californium

For Students 9th - 10th
A comic page from 1964 that features californium as one of several elements for which no practical uses were then known.
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Handout
Chemicool

Chemicool Periodic Table: Cf98 Californium

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Chemicool Periodic Table provides a short summary table of some of the properties of californium. Content includes information on this element's state, energy, oxidation & electrons, appearance &...
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Graphic
Curated OER

[Bohr Model of Californium]

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides information about the element Californium (Cf), and includes its atomic structure, isotopes, and other facts.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Go to Web Elements to Find More Information About This Element.

For Students 9th - 10th
A comic page from 1964 that features californium as one of several elements for which no practical uses were then known.