| name | Californium |
| latin | Californium |
| french | Californium |
| german | Californium |
| symbol | Cf |
| proton number | 98 |
| atomic weight | [251] |
| Pauling electronegativity | 1.3 |
| electronic configuration | [Rn] 5f106d07s2 1s22s22p63s23p63d104s24p64d105s25p64f145d106s26p65f106d07s2 |
| melting point | 1173 K, 900°C, 1652°F |
| boiling point | - |
| group | - |
| period | 7 |
| state (by 20°C) | solid |
| oxidation states | +3 |
| Year of discovery | Discoverers |
| 1950 | Stanley G. Thompson Kenneth Street Albert Ghiorso Glenn T. Seaborg (*1912) |