Name : Berkelium Symbol : Bk Atomic # : 97 Atom weight: 247 (Most stable isotope) Melting P. : Boiling P. : Oxidation : +3, +4 Pronounced : BURK-li-em From : Named for the city of discovery, Berkelery, California Identified : Stanley G. Thompson, Albert Ghilorso, and Glenn T. Seaborg in 1949 Appearance : Radionactive synthetic metal Note : It has no practical applications [Properties] Berkelium has isotopes with atomic weights between 242 and 251.