| Symbol |
Name |
Atomic
Number |
Atomic
Weight |
Group
Number |
| Bk |
Berkelium |
97 |
247 |
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Description
Standard State: solid at 298 K
Color: unknown
Berkelium was discovered in December 1949 by Thompson, Ghiorso, and Seaborg, and was
the fifth transuranium element synthesized. Berkelium tends to accumulate in the skeletal system. Because of the rarity of
Berkelium, it has no commercial or technological use.
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