Berkelium

n. chemical element, its symbol Bk

Bk redirects here. For other uses of the abbreviation, see BK. Berkelium (IPA: ) is a synthetic element in the periodic table that has the symbol Bk and atomic number 97. A radioactive metallic element in the actinide series, berkelium was first synthesized by bombarding americium with alpha particles (helium ions) and was named after Berkeley, California and the University of California, Berkeley. Berkelium was the fifth transuranic element to be synthesized.
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Noun
1. a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding americium with helium
(synonym) Bk, atomic number 97
(hypernym) metallic element, metal

n. berkelium, chemical element

n. berkelium, chemical element