Group Number
Not Available
Element Family
Transition Metal
Actinide
Space Group Name
P63/mmc
P63/mmc
Interesting Facts
- Zinc metal found (obtain) in many forms like granules, foil, dust and in a powder form.
- The leading producers of Zinc metal are Australia, Canada, China, U.S.A and Peru.
- X-ray Diffraction- different compounds of Berkelium metals are identified using it.
Commercial uses of Berkelium metal are not yet discovered.
Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Bombarding Americium with Alpha Particles.
Who Discovered
Indian metallurgists
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Discovery
Before 1000 BCE
In 1949
Abundance In Universe
Not Available
Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %
Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available
Abundance In Oceans
Not Available
Abundance In Humans
Not Available
Uses & Benefits
- It is mainly used for Galvanizing other metals.
- It is also used for manufacturing die-casting and it is very essential for automobile industry.
- This metal is very rare and has no commercial uses.
Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
NA
Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry
NA
Toxicity
Highly Toxic
Unknown
Present in Human Body
Yes
No
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Color
Silvery Gray
Silver
Mohs Hardness
Not Available
Brinell Hardness
Not Available
Speed of Sound
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Refractive Index
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Reflectivity
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α Allotropes
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β Allotropes
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γ Allotropes
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Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
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Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
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Pauling Electropositivity
5th Energy Level
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6th Energy Level
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7th Energy level
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8th Energy Level
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9th Energy Level
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10th Energy Level
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11th Energy Level
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12th Energy Level
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13th Energy Level
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14th Energy Level
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15th Energy Level
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16th Energy Level
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17th Energy Level
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18th Energy Level
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19th Energy Level
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20th Energy Level
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21st Energy Level
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Electrochemical Equivalent
Electron Work Function
Not Available
Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Chemical Stability, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d10 4s2
[Rn] 5f9 7s2
Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Zinc.jpg#100
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Berkelium.jpg#100
Covalent Radius
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Van der Waals Radius
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Atomic Volume
Not Available
Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
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Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Tensile Strength
Not Available
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Viscosity
Not Available
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Shear Modulus
Not Available
Bulk Modulus
Not Available
Young's Modulus
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Poisson Ratio
Not Available
Other Mechanical Properties
NA
NA
Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic
Paramagnetic
Electrical Property
Conductor
Conductor
Resistivity
Not Available
Electrical Conductivity
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Electron Affinity
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Specific Heat
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Molar Heat Capacity
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Critical Temperature
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Thermal Expansion
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Enthalpy of Vaporization
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Enthalpy of Fusion
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Enthalpy of Atomization
Not Available
Standard Molar Entropy
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