Name: berkelium
Symbol: Bk
Atomic number: 97
Atomic weight: [ 247 ]
Group in periodic table:
Group name: Actinoid
Period in periodic table: 7 (actinoid)
Block in periodic table: f-block
CAS registry ID: 7440-40-6
Berkelium is a radioactive rare earth metal, named after the University of California at Berkeley (USA). Apparently, berkelium tends to accumulate in the skeletal system. It is of no commercial importance and only a few of its compounds are known.