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Berkelium vs Copper

Berkelium
Copper
Copper vs Berkelium


Periodic Table
Symbol
Bk  
Cu  
Group Number
Not Available  
11  
7
Period Number
7  
4  
Block
f block  
d block  
Element Family
Actinide  
Transition Metal  
CAS Number
7440406  
99+
7440508  
37
Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
Fm_ 3m  
Space Group Number
194.00  
5
225.00  
2
Facts
Interesting Facts
  • X-ray Diffraction- different compounds of Berkelium metals are identified using it.
    Commercial uses of Berkelium metal are not yet discovered.
  
  • Copper rarely found in its pure form in nature.
  • Copper Sulfate is mostly used in agricultural poison and as an algicide in water purification system.
  
Sources
Bombarding Americium with Alpha Particles.  
Found in Minerals  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  
Unknown  
Discovery
In 1949  
In Middle East (9000 BCE)  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
Not Available  
6 * 10-6 %  
12
Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %  
~0.00007 %  
12
Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available  
0.01 %  
13
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available  
0.01 %  
17
Abundance In Oceans
Not Available  
0.00 %  
8
Abundance In Humans
Not Available  
0.00 %  
9
Uses
Uses & Benefits
  • This metal is very rare and has no commercial uses.
  
  • It is use for coinage and bullion.
  • Most of copper element is used in manufacturing electrical and electronic equipments such as wirings and components. It is also used in construction and industrial machine.
  
Industrial Uses
NA  
Chemical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Medical Uses
NA  
NA  
Other Uses
NA  
Alloys, Coinage, Jewellery  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Unknown  
Non Toxic  
Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37
1.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
8
In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
36
26.00 p.p.m.  
12
Physical Properties
Melting Point
986.00 °C  
99+
1,084.62 °C  
40
Boiling Point
2,627.00 °C  
40
2,562.00 °C  
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid  
Solid  
Color
Silver  
Copper  
Luster
Metallic  
NA  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
Not Available  
3.00  
12
Brinell Hardness
Not Available  
235.00 MPa  
38
Vickers Hardness
Not Available  
343.00 MPa  
28
Speed of Sound
Not Available  
3,810.00 m/s  
19
Optical Properties
  
  
Reflectivity
Not Available  
90.00 %  
3
Allotropes
No  
No  
α Allotropes
Not Available  
Not Available  
β Allotropes
Not Available  
Not Available  
γ Allotropes
Not Available  
Not Available  
Chemical Properties
Chemical Formula
Bk  
Cu  
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
14  
25
29  
10
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
1.30  
32
1.90  
11
Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available  
1.98  
9
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20  
27
1.75  
3
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available  
1.49  
14
Allen Electronegativity
2.70  
1
1.85  
9
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
2.70  
22
2.10  
99+
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
22
2nd Energy Level
1,186.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,957.90 kJ/mol  
15
3rd Energy Level
2,152.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,555.00 kJ/mol  
15
4th Energy Level
3,434.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,536.00 kJ/mol  
12
5th Energy Level
Not Available  
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
11
6th Energy Level
Not Available  
9,900.00 kJ/mol  
10
7th Energy level
Not Available  
13,400.00 kJ/mol  
7
8th Energy Level
Not Available  
16,000.00 kJ/mol  
9
9th Energy Level
Not Available  
19,200.00 kJ/mol  
9
10th Energy Level
Not Available  
22,400.00 kJ/mol  
11
11th Energy Level
Not Available  
25,600.00 kJ/mol  
13
12th Energy Level
Not Available  
35,600.00 kJ/mol  
6
13th Energy Level
Not Available  
38,700.00 kJ/mol  
6
14th Energy Level
Not Available  
42,000.00 kJ/mol  
7
15th Energy Level
Not Available  
46,700.00 kJ/mol  
9
16th Energy Level
Not Available  
50,200.00 kJ/mol  
10
17th Energy Level
Not Available  
53,700.00 kJ/mol  
12
18th Energy Level
Not Available  
61,100.00 kJ/mol  
10
19th Energy Level
Not Available  
64,702.00 kJ/mol  
11
20th Energy Level
Not Available  
163,700.00 kJ/mol  
2
21st Energy Level
Not Available  
174,100.00 kJ/mol  
2
22nd Energy Level
Not Available  
184,900.00 kJ/mol  
1
23rd Energy Level
Not Available  
198,800.00 kJ/mol  
1
Electrochemical Equivalent
3.07 g/amp-hr  
16
1.19 g/amp-hr  
99+
Electron Work Function
Not Available  
4.65 eV  
11
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity  
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Ionization, Solubility  
Atomic Properties
Atomic Number
97  
21
29  
99+
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f9 7s2  
[Ar] 3d10 4s1  
Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)  
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Crystal Lattice
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Berkelium.jpg#100  
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Copper.jpg#100  
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
97  
21
29  
99+
Number of Neutrons
150  
11
35  
99+
Number of Electrons
97  
21
29  
99+
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
170.00 pm  
22
128.00 pm  
99+
Covalent Radius
Not Available  
132.00 pm  
99+
Van der Waals Radius
Not Available  
140.00 pm  
99+
Atomic Weight
247.00 amu  
18
63.55 amu  
99+
Atomic Volume
Not Available  
7.10 cm3/mol  
99+
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Curium
  
Nickel
  
Next Element
Californium
  
Zinc
  
Valence Electron Potential
45.50 (-eV)  
36
34.00 (-eV)  
99+
Lattice Constant
341.60 pm  
99+
361.49 pm  
35
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
π/2, π/2, π/2  
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available  
Not Available  
Mechanical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
14.78 g/cm3  
22
8.96 g/cm3  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
13.25 g/cm3  
11
8.02 g/cm3  
27
Tensile Strength
Not Available  
Not Available  
Viscosity
Not Available  
Not Available  
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available  
1.53 (Pa)  
8
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
Not Available  
48.00 GPa  
15
Bulk Modulus
Not Available  
140.00 GPa  
12
Young's Modulus
Not Available  
120.00 GPa  
17
Poisson Ratio
Not Available  
0.34  
10
Other Mechanical Properties
NA  
Ductile, Malleable  
Magnetic Properties
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
14.00  
14
8.89  
34
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Diamagnetic  
Permeability
Not Available  
1.256629 * 10-6 H/m  
5
Susceptibility
Not Available  
-9.63 * 10-6  
4
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  
Resistivity
Not Available  
16.78 nΩ·m  
99+
Electrical Conductivity
Not Available  
0.60 106/cm Ω  
2
Electron Affinity
Not Available  
222.80 kJ/mol  
1
Thermal Properties
Specific Heat
Not Available  
0.38 J/(kg K)  
15
Molar Heat Capacity
Not Available  
24.44 J/mol·K  
99+
Thermal Conductivity
10.00 W/m·K  
99+
401.00 W/m·K  
2
Critical Temperature
Not Available  
Not Available  
Thermal Expansion
Not Available  
16.50 µm/(m·K)  
25
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
Not Available  
283.70 kJ/mol  
33
Enthalpy of Fusion
Not Available  
7.11 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Atomization
Not Available  
338.90 kJ/mol  
29
Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available  
33.20 J/mol.K  
99+
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