Actinide · element 97
Berkelium
Named after Berkeley. Made a few atoms at a time.
Only 0.4% of people are Berkelium. (estimated)
If you're Berkelium
You are produced slowly, deliberately, and in tiny quantities. Whoever got you as a result is one of very, very few.
Berkelium is made milligrams at a time in a single reactor, and it was the target used to discover tennessine.
How to get along with Berkelium
Do
- Accept the small quantities; they're deliberate.
- Give them the precise target job.
- Count them; every atom matters.
Don't
- Don't ask for bulk.
- Don't rush the reactor.
When it goes wrong: They're made milligrams at a time. Whatever went wrong, it's not for lack of care.
Atomic profile
Every element is placed on six personality dimensions derived from its chemistry. Your answers are placed on the same six, and the closest element wins. How the scoring works
- Reactivity
- 6
- Sociability
- 3
- Stability
- 1
- Energy
- 1
- Rarity
- 10
- Warmth
- 4
Berkelium in literature
- Percival — Le Morte d'Arthur, Thomas Malory (1485)
- Thea Kronborg — The Song of the Lark, Willa Cather (1915)
- Akaky Akakievich — The Overcoat, Nikolai Gogol (1842)
Characters from public-domain works, chosen for the same traits. Company, not a verdict.
Closest personalities
The elements whose profiles sit nearest to Berkelium's. If you got Berkelium, one of these was probably your runner-up.
Other actinides
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