Bk

Berkelium-246

Protons (Z)

97

Neutrons (N)

149

Mass number

246

Half-Life

1.8 d

Abundance

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Mass

246.069 u

Mass Excess

63,970.0 keV

Spin

(2-)

Discovered

1954

Binding energy per nucleon

7,503 keV

Neutron separation energy

5,915 keV

Proton separation energy

4,323 keV

Decay Mode

Decay chain

Berkelium-246Z 97 · N 1491.8 d
β⁺100%
α99.974%
α~100%
α~100%
β⁻100%
β⁻100%
α~100%
α~100%
α~100%
α100%
α99.98%
β⁻100%
β⁻99.976%
α100%
β⁻~100%
β⁻~100%
α100%