Physical and chemical properties of Berkelium

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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