2022: Chemical Symbol Bk (+ Cool facts: Color, Uses and more...)

Every chemical element has its own symbol to represent them. But what is the Bk element?

The answer is Berkelium, whose symbol is Bk, and there's a lot of cool facts about it that most people don't know. Let me walk you through...

Berkelium Overview

Chemical Symbol

Bk (Berkelium)

Uses

It has no significant commercial applications.

State at 20 °C

solid

Description

Synthetic radioactive metal.

Name Origin

Named after Berkeley, California the city of its discovery.

Sources

Some compounds have been made and studied. Made by bombarding americium with alpha particles.

Atomic Number

97

Learn more about the atomic number.

Atomic Mass

247,0703

Discovery

Discovered By: G.T.Seaborg, S.G.Tompson, A.Ghiorso

Year: 1949

Location: United States

Learn more about the atomic mass.

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