Bk

Berkelium-252

Protons (Z)

97

Neutrons (N)

155

Mass number

252

Half-Life

1.8 m

Abundance

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Mass

252.084 u

Mass Excess

78,540.0 keV

Spin

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Discovered

1988

Binding energy per nucleon

7,459 keV

Neutron separation energy

4,759 keV

Proton separation energy

5,397 keV

Decay Mode

Decay chain

Berkelium-252Z 97 · N 1551.8 m
β⁻
α96.897%
α91.61%
α99.877%
β⁻100%
β⁻100%
α~100%
α~100%
α~100%
β⁻100%
β⁻100%
α~100%
α~100%
α100%
α100%
β⁻100%
β⁻64.046%
α100%