| Origin of Name |
From the city Berkeley, California |
| Date of Discovery |
1949 at the University of California |
| Discovered by |
Glen Theodore Seaborg, Stanley G. Thompson, Kenneth Street, Jr., and Albert Ghiorso |
| Common Compounds |
- Berkelium bromide (BkBr3)
- Berkelium chloride (BkCl3)
- Berkelium fluoride (BkF3)
- Berkelium iodide (BkI3)
- Berkelium oxide (BkO)
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| Interesting facts |
- X-ray diffraction
techniques have been used to identify certain berkelium compounds.
- Berkelium bio-accumulates in skeletal tissue.
- Toxic due to its radioactivity.
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| Common Uses |
- It is extremely rare and has no technological biological, or commercial use.
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