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97
f🧱
Bk
247.0000

Berkelium

Actinide

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
97
Atomic Mass
247.0000 u
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f9 7s2
Electronegativity
1.30
Block
f-block
Group
Period
7

🌡 Physical Properties

Phase (STP)
solid
Melting Point
1259.00 K
Boiling Point
2900.00 K
Density
14.7800 g/cm³

About Berkelium

Named after Berkeley, California; first made in cyclotron.

🔬 Isotopes of Berkelium

Berkelium has 0 naturally occurring isotopes, plus 2 notable radioactive isotopes.

IsotopeMass NumberAtomic Mass (u)AbundanceType
247Bk247247.0703073Radioactive
249Bk249249.0749877Radioactive

Data source: NIH PubChem (aggregated from IUPAC, NIST)