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Bohrium vs Berkelium


Berkelium vs Bohrium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Bh  
Bk  

Group Number
7  
11
14  
4

Period Number
7  
7  

Block
d block  
f block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Actinide  

CAS Number
54037148  
12
7440406  
99+

Space Group Name
-  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
276.00  
1
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Bohrium metal is also known as Unnilseptium (Uns) and Nielsbohrium (Ns).
  
  • X-ray Diffraction- different compounds of Berkelium metals are identified using it.
    Commercial uses of Berkelium metal are not yet discovered.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Synthetically Produced  
Bombarding Americium with Alpha Particles.  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung  
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  

Discovery
In 1981  
In 1949  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
37
0.00 %  
36

Abundance In Sun
-  
0.00 %  
30

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
-  
-  

Abundance In Humans
-  
0.00 %  
24

Uses

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

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
0.00 °C  
99+
2,627.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
-  
Silver  

Luster
Unknown Luster  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
7.00  
3
6.00  
6

Brinell Hardness
270.00 MPa  
99+
260.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
2,700.00 MPa  
4
1,070.00 MPa  
16

Speed of Sound
2,680.00 m/s  
99+
2,560.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.50  
36
1.30  
99+

Reflectivity
59.00 %  
24
61.00 %  
22

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Bh  
Bk  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
5  
32
14  
25

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.00  
8
1.30  
33

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.20  
28

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
2.00  
6
2.70  
1

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.00  
99+
2.70  
22

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
742.90 kJ/mol  
23
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,688.50 kJ/mol  
31
1,186.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,566.50 kJ/mol  
99+
2,152.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
3,598.90 kJ/mol  
99+
3,434.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
4,727.80 kJ/mol  
99+
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
5,991.70 kJ/mol  
99+
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
7,226.80 kJ/mol  
34
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
33
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
35
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
25
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
82,700.00 kJ/mol  
4
60,100.00 kJ/mol  
16

13th Energy Level
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
29
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
17
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
32

15th Energy Level
82,000.00 kJ/mol  
14
60,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
71,100.00 kJ/mol  
20
60,100.00 kJ/mol  
33

17th Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
31
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
20
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
820.80 kJ/mol  
28
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
21
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
11
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
18

22nd Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
16
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
8
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
19

24th Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
12
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
10
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
10
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
9
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
15
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
14
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
10
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
4.90 eV  
12

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
107  
11
97  
21

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d5 7s2  
[Rn] 5f9 7s2  

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
107  
11
97  
21

Number of Neutrons
155  
9
150  
12

Number of Electrons
107  
11
97  
21

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
128.00 pm  
99+
170.00 pm  
24

Covalent Radius
141.00 pm  
99+
170.00 pm  
27

Van der Waals Radius
0.00 pm  
99+
244.00 pm  
14

Atomic Weight
270.00 amu  
8
247.00 amu  
18

Atomic Volume
23.70 cm3/mol  
14
13.39 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Curium
  

Next Element
Hassium
  

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

Lattice Constant
-  
341.60 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57  
99+
1.57  
38

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
37.10 g/cm3  
3
14.78 g/cm3  
23

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
37.10 g/cm3  
3
13.25 g/cm3  
29

Tensile Strength
152.00 MPa  
24
70.00 MPa  
31

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

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

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
30

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
28.00 GPa  
32
27.00 GPa  
34

Bulk Modulus
37.00 GPa  
99+
13.00 GPa  
99+

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

Poisson Ratio
0.35  
9
0.35  
9

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
37.00  
5
14.00  
25

Magnetic Ordering
-  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
11
0.00 H/m  
13

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  

Resistivity
6.50 nΩ·m  
99+
7.60 nΩ·m  
99+

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

Electron Affinity
-  
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Thermal

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

Molar Heat Capacity
37.10 J/mol·K  
2
27.00 J/mol·K  
29

Thermal Conductivity
37.00 W/m·K  
36
10.00 W/m·K  
99+

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

Thermal Expansion
14.30 µm/(m·K)  
28
13.25 µm/(m·K)  
36

Enthalpy
  
  

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

Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
13.25 kJ/mol  
31

Enthalpy of Atomization
-  
601.00 kJ/mol  
11

Standard Molar Entropy
57.00 J/mol.K  
30
52.00 J/mol.K  
37

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