Bk	Z =  97	◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊	Berkelium
			Named after English "U of California, Berkeley"
(AM) Atomic Mass	247  amu	♦	Oxidation States	+3, +4
(BP) Boiling Point	n/a	♦	(MP) Melting Point	n/a
(ρ) Density	n/a	♦	Crystal Structure	n/a
( χ ) Electronegativity	n/a	♦	(AR) Atomic Radius	n/a
Physical State	Solid	♦	(C) Heat Capacity	n/a
Electronic-Config	[Rn]  5f9  7s2	♦	(I1) First Ionization E	601.1  kJ/mol
(ΔHvap) Heat of Vaporization	n/a	♦	(ΔHfus) Heat of Fusion	n/a
Year of Discovery	1949	♦	Location of Discovery	U. Cal, Berkley
(E°) Standard Potential	Bk3+⇔ Bk2+ (-2.800 V)
Stable isotopes	None. All isotopes are man-made and radioactive
Discovered/Synthesized by	Stanley G. Thompson, Glenn T. Seaborg, Kenneth Street, Jr., Albert Ghiorso
Natural Source	Not found in nature, man-made, synthetic
Common Uses	Scientific study
Other Info	No Additional Information Available
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