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Berkelium (Atomic Number 97)
Category: actinide | Period 7, Group 3 | Block: f
Radioactive synthetic actinide named after UC Berkeley.
Atomic & Physical Constants
- Standard Atomic Weight:
- 247 u
- Standard State Phase:
- Synthetic
- Electron Configuration:
- 2, 8, 18, 32, 27, 8, 2
- Electronegativity (Pauling):
- 1.3
- Melting Point:
- 1259 K
- Boiling Point:
- 2900 K
Historical Discovery & Real-World Applications
Industrial & Scientific Uses
Target material for synthesizing heavier superheavy elements
Discovery History
Discovered by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (1949).
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