berkelium

Summary

berkelium is a chemical element^[1]. berkelium draws 277 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #98 of 144).^[2]

Key Facts

• berkelium is credited with the discovery of Glenn T. Seaborg^[3].
• berkelium is credited with the discovery of Albert Ghiorso^[4].
• berkelium is credited with the discovery of Stanley Gerald Thompson^[5].
• berkelium's image is recorded as Berkelium metal.jpg^[6].
• berkelium's instance of is recorded as chemical element^[7].
• berkelium's instance of is recorded as synthetic element^[8].
• Berkeley is named after berkelium^[9].
• berkelium's location of discovery is recorded as University of California, Berkeley^[10].
• berkelium's GND ID is recorded as 4511718-4^[11].
• berkelium's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 7440-40-6^[12].
• berkelium's canonical SMILES is recorded as [Bk]^[13].
• berkelium's InChI is recorded as InChI=1S/Bk^[14].
• berkelium's InChIKey is recorded as PWVKJRSRVJTHTR-UHFFFAOYSA-N^[15].
• berkelium's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2012004283^[16].
• berkelium's element symbol is recorded as Bk^[17].
• berkelium's chemical formula is recorded as Bk^[18].
• berkelium's part of is recorded as period 7^[19].
• berkelium's part of is recorded as actinide^[20].
• berkelium's Commons category is recorded as Berkelium^[21].
• berkelium's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q150 (fra)-Guilhelma-berkélium.wav^[22].
• berkelium's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D001603^[23].
• berkelium's Unicode character is recorded as 鉳^[24].
• berkelium's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1949-01-01T00:00:00Z^[25].
• berkelium's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/025svnm^[26].
• berkelium's UNII is recorded as 2YQA718KUU^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Glenn T. Seaborg^[3], a chemist^[28], 1912–1999^[29], of United States^[30], awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry^[31], specialised in nuclear chemistry^[32]; Albert Ghiorso^[4], a physicist^[33], 1915–2010^[34], of United States^[35], awarded the Howard N. Potts Medal^[36], specialised in nuclear physics^[37]; and Stanley Gerald Thompson^[5], a chemist^[38], 1912–1976^[39], of United States^[40], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[41].

Why It Matters

berkelium draws 277 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #98 of 144).^[2] berkelium has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] berkelium is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]