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2 definitions found From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: berkelium n : a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding americium with helium [syn: {Bk}, {atomic number 97}] From Elements database 20001107 [elements]: 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 associates in 1949 by bombarding americium-241 with alpha particles.
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