Latin name | Berkelium |
English name | Berkelium |
chemickal symbol | Bk |
atomic number | 97 |
relative atomic mass | (247,0703) |
period | 7 |
group | III.B |
classification | actinides |
discovery year | 1949 |
discoverer | Thompson, Ghiorso, Seaborg |
melting point [°C] | 1050 |
boiling point [°C] | N/A |
density [g cm-3] | 14,78 |
electronegativity [Pauling] | 1,3 |
oxidation states | III, IV |
electron configuration | [Rn]5f9 7s2 |
1. ionizing potential [eV] | 6,23 |
state at normal conditions | solid |
Berkelium is an artificial radioactive metallic element. In nature not occur. Practical use is only for scientific research.