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WE report here the first experimental evidence for a higher oxidation state of californium in aqueous solution. Cf(V) has been suggested as a possible stable oxidation state because the 5f shell would be half-filled at this valence1.
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PROPST, R., HYDER, M. Oxidation of Cf3+ in Aqueous Solutions. Nature 221, 1141–1142 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/2211141a0
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