Atomic Properties of Bk
- Atomic Number of Bk
- 97
- Atomic Mass of Bk
- 247.0000 u
- Electron Configuration
- [Rn] 5f9 7s2
- Electronegativity
- 1.30
- Block
- f-block
- Group
- —
- Period
- 7
Berkelium has never seen a beach or a forest, at least not directly. Almost all of his life is spent behind thick glass and gloves, moving carefully inside research facilities.
Yet his ideas travel everywhere. Tiny samples of him are shipped under heavy protection to labs around the world, where scientists use him to reach even heavier elements.
He has a curious, optimistic personality, constantly asking for new data and photos from the places his sealed containers visit.
Berkelium wears a lab badge covered in stickers from universities he’s technically “visited.” He’s proud of every one.
He may never leave controlled environments, but his role in exploring the far end of the periodic table makes him feel like an explorer all the same.