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Europium Berkelium Comparison


Berkelium Europium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Eu   
Bk   

Group Number
Not Available   
Not Available   

Period Number
6   
7   

Block
f block   
f block   

Element Family
Lanthanide   
Actinide   

CAS Number
7440531   
34
7440406   
99+

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m   
P63/mmc   

Space Group Number
229.00   
1
194.00   
5

Facts

Interesting Facts
Not Available   
  • 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, Ores of Minerals   
Bombarding Americium with Alpha Particles.   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Eugène-Anatole Demarçay   
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory   

Discovery
In 1896   
In 1949   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-8 %   
27
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.00000005 %   
27
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
36
Not Available   

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
99+
Not Available   

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Europium metals main uses is in the printing of euro banknotes. These notes glow red under UV light.
  • It is used in low energy light bulbs.
  
  • This metal is very rare and has no commercial uses.
  

Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry   
NA   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys   
NA   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic   
Unknown   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
No   

In Blood
Not Available   
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37

In Bone
Not Available   
0.00 p.p.m.   
36

Physical Properties

Melting Point
822.00 °C   
99+
986.00 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
1,597.00 °C   
99+
2,627.00 °C   
40

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Silver   

Luster
Lustrous   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Vickers Hardness
167.00 MPa   
34
Not Available   

Speed of Sound
Not Available   
Not Available   

Optical Properties
  
  

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
Eu   
Bk   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
31   
8
14   
25

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.20   
39
1.30   
32

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.01   
22
Not Available   

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.20   
27

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available   
2.70   
1

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
Not Available   
2.70   
22

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
547.10 kJ/mol   
99+
601.00 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,085.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,186.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,404.00 kJ/mol   
99+
2,152.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
4,120.00 kJ/mol   
33
3,434.00 kJ/mol   
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.89 g/amp-hr   
33
3.07 g/amp-hr   
16

Electron Work Function
2.50 eV   
99+
Not Available   

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
63   
99+
97   
21

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f7 6s2   
[Rn] 5f9 7s2   

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)   
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)   

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
63   
99+
97   
21

Number of Neutrons
89   
38
150   
11

Number of Electrons
63   
99+
97   
21

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
180.00 pm   
14
170.00 pm   
22

Covalent Radius
198.00 pm   
13
Not Available   

Van der Waals Radius
233.00 pm   
18
Not Available   

Atomic Weight
151.96 amu   
99+
247.00 amu   
18

Atomic Volume
28.90 cm3/mol   
8
Not Available   

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Samarium
  
Curium
  

Next Element
Gadolinium
  

Valence Electron Potential
45.60 (-eV)   
35
45.50 (-eV)   
36

Lattice Constant
458.10 pm   
17
341.60 pm   
99+

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2   
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
5.26 g/cm3   
99+
14.78 g/cm3   
22

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
5.13 g/cm3   
99+
13.25 g/cm3   
11

Tensile Strength
120.00 MPa   
15
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
19.40 (Pa)   
4
Not Available   

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
7.90 GPa   
99+
Not Available   

Bulk Modulus
8.30 GPa   
99+
Not Available   

Young's Modulus
18.20 GPa   
99+
Not Available   

Poisson Ratio
0.15   
34
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
5.24   
99+
14.00   
14

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
0.90 nΩ·m   
99+
Not Available   

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+
Not Available   

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol   
21
Not Available   

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.18 J/(kg K)   
33
Not Available   

Molar Heat Capacity
27.66 J/mol·K   
16
Not Available   

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

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
35.00 µm/(m·K)   
8
Not Available   

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
143.50 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Enthalpy of Fusion
9.21 kJ/mol   
37
Not Available   

Enthalpy of Atomization
180.00 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Standard Molar Entropy
77.80 J/mol.K   
4
Not Available   

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