The element californium belongs to a family of :

actinide series

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alkali metal family

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alkaline earth family

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lanthanide series

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Solution

The correct option is B actinide series
Atomic number of californium is 98 and its electronic configuration is $R n^{86} 7 s^{2} 5 f^{10}$ so it is a f-block element and as it is in 7th period, it is a part of actinide series.

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