Berkelium

Properties of berkelium atoms

Ionisation Energies and electron affinity

The electron affinity of berkelium is no data  kJ mol^-1. The ionisation energies of berkelium are given below.

Electronic configuration

The following represents the electronic configuration and its associated term symbol for the ground state neutral gaseous atom. The configuration associated with berkelium in its compounds is not necessarily the same.

• Ground state electron configuration:  [Rn].5f⁹.7s²
• Shell structure:  2.8.18.32.27.8.2
• Term symbol:   ⁶H_15/2

A schematic representation of the shell structure of berkelium - not what the atom of berkelium "looks like".

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