Element Family
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Actinide
Space Group Name
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P63/mmc
Interesting Facts
Roentgenium is a highly unstable synthetic element.
- X-ray Diffraction- different compounds of Berkelium metals are identified using it.
Commercial uses of Berkelium metal are not yet discovered.
Sources
Synthetically Produced
Bombarding Americium with Alpha Particles.
Who Discovered
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Discovery
In 1994
In 1949
Abundance In Meteorites
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Abundance In Earth's Crust
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Uses & Benefits
- Currently known uses of Roentgenium 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
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Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d9 7s2
[Rn] 5f9 7s2
Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
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
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Paramagnetic
Electrical Property
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Conductor