097Actinide · Group 3 · Period 7
Berkelium
Berkelium (Bk) is element 97, a actinide in the f-block — group 3, period 7. It is a solid at room temperature with 7 electron shells (2, 8, 18, 32, 27, 8, 2) and an atomic mass of 247 u.
- Atomic mass
- 247.0 u
- Phase · STP
- solid
- Melting
- 1259 K · 986 °C
- Boiling
- 2900 K · 2627 °C
- Electronegativity
- 1.3
- Density
- 14.78 g/cm³
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Identity
- Atomic number
- 97
- Standard atomic weight
- 247.0 u
- Category
- Actinide
- Group
- 3
- Period
- 7
- Block
- f-block
- Oxidation states
- +4, +3
Physical properties
- Melting point
- 1259 K · 986 °C
- Boiling point
- 2900 K · 2627 °C
- Density
- 14.78 g/cm³
- Molar heat capacity
- —
- Atomic radius
- 244 pm
- Electron affinity
- -165.24 kJ/mol
Atomic structure
97protons
150neutrons
97electrons
2valence e⁻
- Noble-gas notation
- [Rn] 5f9 7s2
- Full configuration
- 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6 5s2 4d10 5p6 6s2 4f14 5d10 6p6 7s2 5f9
- Electrons per shell
- 2, 8, 18, 32, 27, 8, 2
Periodic trends
Where Berkelium ranks across all 118 elements.
Discovery
- Discovered
- 1949
- Discovered by
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- Named by
- —
- Appearance
- silvery