Atomic Number: | 97 |
Element Symbol: | Bk |
Element Name: | Berkelium |
Atomic Weight: | 247 |
Group Name: | Actinoid |
Period Number: | 7 (actinoid) |
Block: | f-block |
Ground State Configuration: | [Rn] 5f9 7s2 |
Ground State Level: | 6Ho15/2 |
Standard State: | Artificially prepared |
Bond Length: | 339.8 |
First Ionization Energy: | 601 |
Pauling Electronegativity: | 1.3 |
Allred Rochow Electronegativity: | 1.2 |
Density Of Solid: | 14780 |
Molar Volume: | 16.84 |
Melting Point: | 986 |
Thermal Conductivity: | 10 |
Most Common Oxidation Numbers: | 3 |
Color: | Unknown, but probably metallic and silvery white or grey in appearance |
Classification: | Metallic |
Discovered By: | Glenn T. Seaborg, Stanley G. Thompson, Albert Ghiorso |
Discovered At: | USA |
Discovered When: | 1949 |
Origin Of Name: | Named after Berkeley, a city in California, home of the University of California, USA |
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