Element Family
Transition Metal
Actinide
Space Group Name
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P63/mmc
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.
Who Discovered
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Discovery
In 1981
In 1949
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Uses & Benefits
- Currently known uses of Bohrium metal are limited to research purpose only.
- This metal is very rare and has no commercial uses.
Other Uses
Research Purposes
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Present in Human Body
No
No
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Luster
Unknown Luster
Metallic
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d5 7s2
[Rn] 5f9 7s2
Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
Crystal Lattice
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Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
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π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Other Mechanical Properties
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-
Magnetic Ordering
-
Paramagnetic
Electrical Property
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Conductor
Enthalpy of Atomization
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