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Berkelium Plutonium Comparison

1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Bk
Pu
1.2 Group Number
NA0
Gadolinium Metal
0 17
2.2 Period Number
77
Lithium Metal
2 7
2.3 Block
f block
f block
2.4 Element Family
Actinide
Actinide
2.5 CAS Number
74404067440075
Aluminium Metal
7429905 54386242
2.6 Space Group Name
P63/mmc
P121/m1
2.7 Space Group Number
194.0011.00
Uranium
11 229
3 Facts
3.1 Interesting Facts
  • X-ray Diffraction- different compounds of Berkelium metals are identified using it.
    Commercial uses of Berkelium metal are not yet discovered.
  • Plutonium metal if obtain from ores of uranium metal.
  • Plutonium metal is very sensitive to the change in atmospheric conditions like temperature and pressure.
3.2 Sources
Bombarding Americium with Alpha Particles.
Mining, Ores of metals
3.3 History
3.3.1 Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Glenn T. Seaborg, Arthur Wahl, Joseph W. Kennedy, Edwin McMillan
3.3.2 Discovery
In 1949
In Between 1940 1941
3.4 Abundance
3.4.1 Abundance In Universe
NANA
Thallium Metal
5E-09 0.11
3.5.1 Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %~-9999 %
Beryllium Metal
1E-08 0.1
3.6.1 Abundance In Meteorites
NANA
Gold Metal
1.7E-07 22
3.7.2 Abundance In Earth's Crust
NANA
Radium Metal
9.9E-12 8.1
3.7.4 Abundance In Oceans
NANA
Protactinium Metal
2E-23 1.1
3.8.2 Abundance In Humans
NANA
Radium Metal
1E-13 1.4
4 Uses
4.1 Uses & Benefits
  • This metal is very rare and has no commercial uses.
  • Plutonium was used in atomic bombs and still it is being used in various weapons and Ammunition industry.
  • It is also used in nuclear power plant as source of energy for space missions.
4.1.1 Industrial Uses
NA
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry
4.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
NA
4.1.3 Other Uses
NA
Alloys
4.2 Biological Properties
4.2.1 Toxicity
Unknown
Toxic
4.2.2 Present in Human Body
4.2.3 In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-30.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Tin
0 1970
4.2.5 In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.0.00 p.p.m.
Tin
0 170000
5 Physical
5.1 Melting Point
986.00 °C639.50 °C
Francium Metal
27 3410
5.3 Boiling Point
2,627.00 °C3,235.00 °C
Flerovium Metal
147 5660
6.2 Appearance
6.2.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
6.2.2 Color
Silver
Silvery White
6.2.3 Luster
Metallic
NA
6.3 Hardness
6.3.1 Mohs Hardness
NANA
Cesium Metal
0.2 8.5
6.3.3 Brinell Hardness
NANA
Cesium Metal
0.14 3490
6.4.3 Vickers Hardness
NANA
Palladium Metal
121 3430
6.5 Speed of Sound
NA2,260.00 m/s
Thallium Metal
818 16200
6.6 Optical Properties
6.6.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury Metal
1.000933 1.7229
6.6.2 Reflectivity
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
58 97
6.7 Allotropes
6.7.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
6.7.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
6.7.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
7 Chemical
7.1 Chemical Formula
Bk
Pu
7.2 Isotopes
7.2.1 Known Isotopes
1420
Tennessine Metal
0 38
8.2 Electronegativity
8.2.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.301.28
Francium Metal
0.7 2.54
8.3.1 Sanderson Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium Metal
0.22 2.56
8.4.1 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.201.22
Cesium Metal
0.86 1.82
8.4.2 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium Metal
0.62 2.48
8.5.1 Allen Electronegativity
2.70NA
Cesium Metal
0.659 2.7
8.7 Electropositivity
8.7.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.702.72
Gold Metal
1.46 3.3
8.9 Ionization Energies
8.9.1 1st Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol584.70 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
375.7 26130
8.9.3 2nd Energy Level
1,186.00 kJ/mol1,128.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium Metal
710.2162 28750
8.9.4 3rd Energy Level
2,152.00 kJ/mol2,084.00 kJ/mol
Osmium Metal
1600 34230
8.9.6 4th Energy Level
3,434.00 kJ/mol3,338.00 kJ/mol
Thorium Metal
2780 37066
8.10.1 5th Energy Level
NANA
Dubnium Metal
4305.2 97510
8.10.2 6th Energy Level
NANA
Seaborgium Metal
5715.8 105800
8.10.3 7th Energy level
NANA
Bohrium Metal
7226.8 114300
8.10.4 8th Energy Level
NANA
Hassium Metal
8857.4 125300
8.10.5 9th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium Metal
14110 134700
8.10.6 10th Energy Level
NANA
Strontium Metal
17100 144300
8.10.7 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium Metal
19900 169988
8.10.8 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
22219 189368
8.10.9 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
26930 76015
8.10.10 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
29196 86450
8.10.11 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese Metal
41987 97510
8.10.12 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron Metal
47206 109480
8.10.13 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt Metal
52737 122200
8.10.14 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel Metal
58570 134810
8.10.15 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper Metal
64702 148700
8.10.16 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
80400 171200
8.10.17 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
87000 179100
8.10.18 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
93400 184900
8.10.19 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
98420 198800
8.10.20 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
104400 195200
8.10.21 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
121900 121900
8.10.22 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
127700 127700
8.10.23 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
133800 133800
8.10.24 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
139800 139800
8.10.25 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
148100 148100
8.10.26 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
154500 154500
8.11 Electrochemical Equivalent
3.07 g/amp-hr2.28 g/amp-hr
Beryllium Metal
0.16812 8.3209
8.12 Electron Work Function
NANA
Cesium Metal
2.14 5.65
8.13 Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
9 Atomic
9.1 Atomic Number
9794
Lithium Metal
3 117
9.2 Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f9 7s2
[Rn] 5f6 7s2
9.3 Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
Monoclinic (MON)
9.3.1 Crystal Lattice
9.4 Atom
9.4.1 Number of Protons
9794
Lithium Metal
3 117
9.4.2 Number of Neutrons
150150
Lithium Metal
4 184
9.4.3 Number of Electrons
9794
Lithium Metal
3 117
9.5 Radius of an Atom
9.5.1 Atomic Radius
170.00 pm159.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
112 265
9.5.2 Covalent Radius
NA187.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
96 260
9.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
NA200.00 pm
Zinc Metal
139 348
9.6 Atomic Weight
247.00 amu244.00 amu
Lithium Metal
6.94 294
9.7 Atomic Volume
NA12.32 cm3/mol
Manganese Metal
1.39 71.07
9.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
9.8.1 Previous Element
9.8.2 Next Element
9.9 Valence Electron Potential
45.50 (-eV)64.90 (-eV)
Francium Metal
8 392.42
9.10 Lattice Constant
341.60 pm618.30 pm
Beryllium Metal
228.58 891.25
9.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
NA
9.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
Beryllium Metal
1.567 1.886
10 Mechanical
10.1 Density
10.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
14.78 g/cm319.82 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.534 40.7
10.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
13.25 g/cm316.63 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.512 20
10.2 Tensile Strength
NANA
Indium Metal
2.5 11000
10.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury Metal
0.001526 0.001526
10.4 Vapor Pressure
10.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NA0.00 (Pa)
Cerium Metal
2.47E-11 121
10.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NA2.20 (Pa)
Tungsten Metal
2.62E-10 774
10.5 Elasticity properties
10.5.1 Shear Modulus
NA43.00 GPa
Potassium Metal
1.3 222
10.5.2 Bulk Modulus
NANA
Cesium Metal
1.6 462
10.5.3 Young's Modulus
NA96.00 GPa
Cesium Metal
1.7 528
10.6 Poisson Ratio
NA0.21
Beryllium Metal
0.032 0.47
10.7 Other Mechanical Properties
NA
Ductile, Malleable
11 Magnetic
11.1 Magnetic Characteristics
11.1.1 Specific Gravity
14.0019.84
Lithium Metal
0.53 4500
11.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
11.1.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth Metal
1.25643E-06 0.0063
11.1.4 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth Metal
-0.000166 200000
11.2 Electrical Properties
11.2.1 Electrical Property
Conductor
Poor Conductor
11.2.2 Resistivity
NA1.46 nΩ·m
Thallium Metal
0.18 961
11.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
NA0.01 106/cm Ω
Palladium
0.00666 0.63
11.2.4 Electron Affinity
NANA
Mercury Metal
0 222.8
12 Thermal
12.1 Specific Heat
NA0.13 J/(kg K)
Americium Metal
0.11 3.6
12.2 Molar Heat Capacity
NA35.50 J/mol·K
Beryllium Metal
16.443 62.7
12.3 Thermal Conductivity
10.00 W/m·K6.74 W/m·K
Neptunium Metal
6.3 429
12.4 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium Metal
26.3 3223
12.5 Thermal Expansion
NA46.70 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten Metal
4.5 97
12.6 Enthalpy
12.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
NA344.00 kJ/mol
Zinc Metal
7.32 799.1
12.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
NA2.82 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
2.1 35.23
12.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
NA360.00 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
61.5 837
12.7 Standard Molar Entropy
NANA
Beryllium Metal
9.5 198.1