Electron configuration for Berkelium (element 97). Orbital diagram

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Bk (Berkelium) is an element with position number 97 in the periodic table. Located in the VII period. Melting point: 986 ℃. Density: 13.25 g/cm³.

Electronic configuration of the Berkelium atom in ascending order of orbital energies:
1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s² 3d¹⁰ 4p⁶ 5s² 4d¹⁰ 5p⁶ 6s² 4f¹⁴ 5d¹⁰ 6p⁶ 7s² 5f⁹

Electronic configuration of the Berkelium atom in ascending order of the levels:
1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 3d¹⁰ 4s² 4p⁶ 4d¹⁰ 4f¹⁴ 5s² 5p⁶ 5d¹⁰ 5f⁹ 6s² 6p⁶ 7s²

Reduced electronic configuration Bk:
[Rn] 5f⁹ 7s²

Below is the electronic diagram of the Berkelium atom

Distribution of electrons over energy levels in the Bk atom
1-st level (K): 2
2-st level (L): 8
3-st level (M): 18
4-st level (N): 32
5-st level (O): 27
6-st level (P): 8
7-st level (Q): 2

Distribution of electrons in the Berkelium

Oxidation states of Berkelium: +3, +4

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