Group Number
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Element Family
Actinide
Actinide
Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m
P63/mmc
Interesting Facts
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- X-ray Diffraction- different compounds of Berkelium metals are identified using it.
Commercial uses of Berkelium metal are not yet discovered.
Sources
Obtained by Treating Radium with Neutrons, Ores of metals
Bombarding Americium with Alpha Particles.
Who Discovered
Friedrich Oskar Giesel
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Discovery
In 1902
In 1949
Uses & Benefits
- Actinium metal has a great source of alpha rays but it is hardly used outside research purpose.
- This metal is very rare and has no commercial uses.
Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes
NA
Present in Human Body
No
No
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Color
Silvery White
Silver
Speed of Sound
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α Allotropes
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β Allotropes
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γ Allotropes
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Pauling Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Allen Electronegativity
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Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Electron Work Function
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Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 6d1 7s2
[Rn] 5f9 7s2
Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Actinium.jpg#100
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Berkelium.jpg#100
Atomic Volume
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Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
Lattice C/A Ratio
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Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
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Tensile Strength
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Viscosity
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Poisson Ratio
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Other Mechanical Properties
NA
NA
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
Electrical Property
Unknown
Conductor
Specific Heat
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Molar Heat Capacity
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Critical Temperature
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Thermal Expansion
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Enthalpy of Atomization
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Standard Molar Entropy
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