Berkelium is a synthetic, radioactive element with the symbol Bk and atomic number 97. It was first identified in 1949 by a team of researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, hence its name. Berkelium is classified as an actinide and is part of the f-block of the periodic table. Berkelium is produced in minute amounts through the bombardment of curium with alpha particles or by neutron capture in a nuclear reactor.
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