Berkelium (Bk)
A fascinating actinide element.
Berkelium is element 97 on the periodic table.
Element properties
- Atomic number
- 97
- Symbol
- Bk
- Atomic mass
- 247 u
- Category
- Actinide
- Period
- 7
- Group
- Not assigned
- Block
- f
- State
- Solid
- Electron configuration
- [Rn] 5f9 7s2
- Electronegativity (Pauling)
- 1.3
- Density
- 14.78 g/cm³
- Melting point
- 986 °C
- Boiling point
- 2627 °C