- berkelium
- noun Etymology: New Latin, from Berkeley, Calif. Date: 1950 a radioactive metallic element produced artificially (as by bombarding americium 241 with alpha particles) — see element table
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BERKÉLIUM — Le berkélium (symbole Bk) est un élément chimique synthétique découvert en 1949. Son numéro atomique 97 le situe dans la classification périodique parmi les éléments dits « transuraniens » dont il est le cinquième membre, suivant immédiat du… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Berkelium — Berkélium Berkélium Curium … Wikipédia en Français
Berkélium — Curium ← Berkélium → Californium Tb … Wikipédia en Français
berkelium — er*ke li*um (b[ e]r*k[=e] l[ e]*[u^]m), n. [from the city of Berkeley, California, location of the University of California campus where it was discovered.] a chemical element of the transuranic series. Chemical symbol Bk; atomic number 97;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
berkelium — BERKÉLIUM s.n. v. berkeliu. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DN … Dicționar Român
berkelium — Symbol: Bk Atomic number: 97 Atomic weight: (247) Radioactive metallic transuranic element. Belongs to actinoid series. Eight known isotopes, the most common Bk 247, has a half life of 1.4*10^3 years. First produced by Glenn T. Seaborg and… … Elements of periodic system
berkelium — ☆ berkelium [bʉrk′lē əm ] n. [ModL, after BERKELEY2, Calif. + IUM: so named by Glenn T. Seaborg, U.S. chemist and one of its discoverers, by analogy with TERBIUM] a radioactive, metallic chemical element, one of the actinides, initially produced… … English World dictionary
Berkelium — Eigenschaften … Deutsch Wikipedia
Berkelium — Bk redirects here. For other uses of the abbreviation, see BK (disambiguation). Berkelium (pronEng|bɚˈkiːliəm or IPA|/ˈbɝkliəm/ Fact|date=March 2008) is a synthetic element with the symbol Bk and atomic number 97. A radioactive metallic element… … Wikipedia
berkelium — /beuhr kee lee euhm/, n. Chem. a transuranic element. Symbol: Bk; at. no.: 97; at. wt.: 249 (?). [1945 50; named after BERKELEY, California, where it was discovered; see IUM] * * * ▪ chemical element (Bk), synthetic chemical element of the… … Universalium
Berkelium — Ber|ke|li|um 〈n.; s; unz.; Chem.; 〉 künstl. hergestelltes radioaktives chem. Element, Ordnungszahl 97 [nach der Stadt Berkeley in Kalifornien] * * * Ber|ke|li|um [nach dem Ort der erstmaligen Herst. Berkeley (California, USA); ↑ ium (1)], das; s; … Universal-Lexikon
