Berkelium Seaborgium Comparison
Group Number
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Element Family
Actinide
Transition Metal
Space Group Name
P63/mmc
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Space Group Number
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Interesting Facts
- X-ray Diffraction- different compounds of Berkelium metals are identified using it.
Commercial uses of Berkelium metal are not yet discovered.
- Seaborgium most stable isotope is Sg and it has 2.1 min of half- life.
- And other isotopes of Seaborgium have half-lives as short as 3 ms.
Sources
Bombarding Americium with Alpha Particles.
Synthetically Produced
Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Discovery
In 1949
In 1974
Uses & Benefits
- This metal is very rare and has no commercial uses.
- Currently known uses of Seaborgium metal are limited to research purpose only.
Other Uses
NA
Research Purposes
Present in Human Body
No
No
Melting Point
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Boiling Point
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Physical State
Solid
Solid
Luster
Metallic
Unknown Luster
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
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Allred Rochow Electronegativity
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Allen Electronegativity
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Pauling Electropositivity
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5th Energy Level
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6th Energy Level
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Electrochemical Equivalent
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Electron Work Function
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Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
NA
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f9 7s2
[Rn] 5f14 6d2 7s2
Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
Crystal Lattice
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Berkelium.jpg#100
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100
Covalent Radius
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Atomic Volume
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Valence Electron Potential
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Lattice Constant
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Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
Unknown
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
Unknown
Specific Gravity
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Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Unknown
Electrical Property
Conductor
Unknown
Specific Heat
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Molar Heat Capacity
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Thermal Conductivity
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Critical Temperature
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Thermal Expansion
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Standard Molar Entropy
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