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Seaborgium Berkelium Comparison


Berkelium Seaborgium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Sg   
Bk   

Group Number
6   
12
Not Available   

Period Number
7   
7   

Block
d block   
f block   

Element Family
Transition Metal   
Actinide   

CAS Number
54038812   
9
7440406   
99+

Space Group Name
Not Available   
P63/mmc   

Space Group Number
Not Available   
194.00   
5

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Seaborgium most stable isotope is Sg and it has 2.1 min of half- life.
  • And other isotopes of Seaborgium have half-lives as short as 3 ms.
  
  • 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.   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory   
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory   

Discovery
In 1974   
In 1949   

Abundance
  
  

Uses

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

Industrial Uses
NA   
NA   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Research Purposes   
NA   

Biological Properties
  
  

Present in Human Body
No   
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
Not Available   
986.00 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
Not Available   
2,627.00 °C   
40

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Unknown   
Silver   

Luster
Unknown Luster   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

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
Sg   
Bk   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
9   
29
14   
25

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.30   
32

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
757.40 kJ/mol   
21
601.00 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,732.90 kJ/mol   
28
1,186.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,483.50 kJ/mol   
99+
2,152.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
3,415.60 kJ/mol   
99+
3,434.00 kJ/mol   
99+

5th Energy Level
4,561.80 kJ/mol   
38
Not Available   

6th Energy Level
5,715.80 kJ/mol   
25
Not Available   

Electrochemical Equivalent
Not Available   
3.07 g/amp-hr   
16

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
Not Available   

Other Chemical Properties
NA   
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity   

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
106   
12
97   
21

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d2 7s2   
[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
106   
12
97   
21

Number of Neutrons
157   
7
150   
11

Number of Electrons
106   
12
97   
21

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
132.00 pm   
99+
170.00 pm   
22

Covalent Radius
143.00 pm   
99+
Not Available   

Atomic Weight
269.00 amu   
9
247.00 amu   
18

Atomic Volume
Not Available   
Not Available   

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Dubnium
  
Curium
  

Next Element
Bohrium
  

Valence Electron Potential
Not Available   
45.50 (-eV)   
36

Lattice Constant
Not Available   
341.60 pm   
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
35.00 g/cm3   
4
14.78 g/cm3   
22

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Not Available   
13.25 g/cm3   
11

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Elasticity properties
  
  

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
Unknown   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
Not Available   
14.00   
14

Magnetic Ordering
Unknown   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Unknown   
Conductor   

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
Not Available   
Not Available   

Molar Heat Capacity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Conductivity
Not Available   
10.00 W/m·K   
99+

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
Not Available   
Not Available   

Enthalpy
  
  

Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available   
Not Available   

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