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Berkelium vs Hassium


Hassium vs Berkelium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Bk  
Hs  

Group Number
14  
4
8  
10

Period Number
7  
7  

Block
f block  
d block  

Element Family
Actinide  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440406  
99+
54037579  
11

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
-  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
166.00  
9

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • X-ray Diffraction- different compounds of Berkelium metals are identified using it.
    Commercial uses of Berkelium metal are not yet discovered.
  
  • Hassium metals rate of decay is very high.
  • Hassium metals 1st sample was synthesized through a nuclear reaction.
  

Sources
Bombarding Americium with Alpha Particles.  
Synthetically Produced  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung  

Discovery
In 1949  
In 1984  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
36
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
30
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
-  

Abundance In Oceans
-  
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
-  

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • This metal is very rare and has no commercial uses.
  
  • Currently known uses of Hassium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
-  
Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
-  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
986.00 °C  
99+
-  

Boiling Point
2,627.00 °C  
99+
0.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
Silver  

Luster
Metallic  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
6.00  
6
4.50  
10

Brinell Hardness
260.00 MPa  
99+
230.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
1,070.00 MPa  
16
2,450.00 MPa  
5

Speed of Sound
2,560.00 m/s  
99+
2,760.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
1.30  
99+

Reflectivity
61.00 %  
22
69.00 %  
14

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Bk  
Hs  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
14  
25
7  
31

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.30  
33
2.20  
5

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20  
28
1.30  
25

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
2.70  
1
1.30  
40

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.70  
22
2.00  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+
733.30 kJ/mol  
26

2nd Energy Level
1,186.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,756.00 kJ/mol  
25

3rd Energy Level
2,152.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,827.00 kJ/mol  
37

4th Energy Level
3,434.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,637.50 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,940.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,175.10 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,535.50 kJ/mol  
32

8th Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,857.40 kJ/mol  
21

9th Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
60,100.00 kJ/mol  
16
3,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
32
1,124.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
60,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+
68,200.00 kJ/mol  
31

16th Energy Level
60,100.00 kJ/mol  
33
32,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,089.00 kJ/mol  
22

18th Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,086.50 kJ/mol  
19

20th Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+
880.00 kJ/mol  
14

21st Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
18
1,086.00 kJ/mol  
30

22nd Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+
350.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
19
1,120.00 kJ/mol  
34

24th Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+
540.90 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+
610.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+
587.40 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+
880.00 kJ/mol  
5

28th Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
14

29th Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+
867.80 kJ/mol  
11

30th Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.07 g/amp-hr  
19
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
4.90 eV  
12

Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity  
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity  

Atomic

Atomic Number
97  
21
108  
10

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f9 7s2  
[Rn] 5f14 6d6 7s2  

Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  

Crystal Lattice
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Berkelium.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
97  
21
108  
10

Number of Neutrons
150  
12
158  
7

Number of Electrons
97  
21
108  
10

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
170.00 pm  
24
126.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
170.00 pm  
27
134.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
244.00 pm  
14
0.00 pm  
99+

Atomic Weight
247.00 amu  
18
269.00 amu  
9

Atomic Volume
13.39 cm3/mol  
99+
22.70 cm3/mol  
18

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Curium
  
Bohrium
  

Next Element

Valence Electron Potential
45.50 (-eV)  
37
0.00 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
341.60 pm  
99+
-  

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57  
38
1.31  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
14.78 g/cm3  
23
40.70 g/cm3  
1

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
13.25 g/cm3  
29
41.00 g/cm3  
1

Tensile Strength
70.00 MPa  
31
80.00 MPa  
29

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
27

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
22
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
30
0.00 (Pa)  
30

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
27.00 GPa  
34
40.00 GPa  
19

Bulk Modulus
13.00 GPa  
99+
40.00 GPa  
38

Young's Modulus
13.00 GPa  
99+
40.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.35  
9
0.34  
10

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
14.00  
25
41.00  
2

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
-  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
13
0.00 H/m  
8

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
25

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
-  

Resistivity
7.60 nΩ·m  
99+
41.00 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.10 106/cm Ω  
25
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
63.20 kJ/mol  
19

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.13 J/(kg K)  
99+

Molar Heat Capacity
27.00 J/mol·K  
29
25.92 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
10.00 W/m·K  
99+
0.00 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
1,323.00 K  
99+
1,323.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
13.25 µm/(m·K)  
36
21.20 µm/(m·K)  
23

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
380.00 kJ/mol  
27
126.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
13.25 kJ/mol  
31
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
601.00 kJ/mol  
11
-  

Standard Molar Entropy
52.00 J/mol.K  
37
57.20 J/mol.K  
29

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