berkelium
chemical element with symbol Bk and atomic number 97
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Summary
berkelium is a chemical element[1]. berkelium draws 2,511 Wikipedia views per month (chemical element category, ranking #98 of 144).[2]
Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: Glenn T. Seaborg[3], Albert Ghiorso[4], Stanley Gerald Thompson[5]
- Instance of: synthetic element[6]
- Named after: Berkeley[7]
- Location of discovery: University of California, Berkeley[8]
- Canonical SMILES: [Bk][9]
- Element symbol: Bk[10]
- Chemical formula: Bk[11]
- Subclass of: actinide[12], heavy metal[13], f-block[14]
- Part of: period 7[15], actinide[16]
- Commons category: Berkelium[17]
- Unicode character: 鉳[18]
- Crystal system: hexagonal crystal system[19]
- Time of discovery or invention: January 1, 1949[20]
- IPA transcription: bərˈkiːliəm[21], ˈbɜːrkliəm[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Berkelium[23]
- Commons gallery: Berkelium[24]
- Atomic number: 97[25]
- Electronegativity: 1.3[26]
- Oxidation state: 2[27], 3[28], 4[29], 5[30]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[31]
- Topic has template: Template:Infobox berkelium[32]
- Different from: Berkel[33]
- Density: 14780.0[34]
- Mass: 247.0703073[35]
- Thermal conductivity: 10.0[36]
Why It Matters
berkelium has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] berkelium is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]