Discovery of berkelium

Berkelium is a synthetic chemical element; it has symbol Bk and atomic number 97. It is a member of the actinide and transuranium element series. It is named after the city of Berkeley, California, the location of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory where it was discovered in December 1949.

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Which happened first?

• Discovery of berkelium happened 1 year before Discovery of californium
• Discovery of berkelium happened 3 years before Discovery of einsteinium
• Discovery of berkelium happened 3 years before Discovery of fermium
• Discovery of berkelium happened 4 years after Discovery of promethium
• Discovery of berkelium happened 5 years after Discovery of americium

Timeline

1. Discovery of americium1944
2. Discovery of promethium1945
3. Discovery of berkelium (this page)1949
4. Discovery of californium1950
5. Discovery of einsteinium1952
6. Discovery of fermiumDecember 1952

Related

• Discovery of hydrogen1766
• Discovery of oxygen1774
• Discovery of PlutoFebruary 18, 1930
• Discovery of carbon1789
• Discovery of aluminium1825
• Discovery of heliumAugust 18, 1868
• Discovery of nitrogen1772
• Discovery of sulfur1777