1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Be
1.2 Group Number
1.3 Period Number
1.4 Block
s block
1.5 Element Family
Alkaline Earth
1.6 CAS Number
7440417
Rank: 43 (Overall) ▶
7429905
54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
P63/mmc
1.8 Space Group Number
194.00
Rank: 5 (Overall) ▶
11
229
2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
- Beryllium is best anti corrosion metal.
- Beryllium is the lightest metal and still it is stronger than steel.
- It also finds various applications in Nuclear reactors as a reflector.
2.2 Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Louis Nicolas Vauquelin
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1797
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-7 %
Rank: 23 (Overall) ▶
5E-09
0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.00000001 %
Rank: 29 (Overall) ▶
1E-08
0.1
2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %
Rank: 47 (Overall) ▶
1.7E-07
22
2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %
Rank: 35 (Overall) ▶
9.9E-12
8.1
2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %
Rank: 39 (Overall) ▶
2E-23
1.1
2.4.6 Abundance In Humans
0.00 %
Rank: 19 (Overall) ▶
1E-13
1.4
3 Uses
3.1 Uses & Benefits
- Its alloys with copper or nickel are used in manufacturing Gyroscopes, springs, electrical contact and non sparking tools.
- Beryllium Alloys are used as a material for aircraft, missiles, spacecraft and satellite.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
3.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Toxic
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
✔
✘
83% - Alkaline Earth Metals Metals have it !
▶
3.2.3 In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Rank: 32 (Overall) ▶
0
1970
3.2.4 In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.
Rank: 32 (Overall) ▶
0
170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
1,278.00 °C
Rank: 36 (Overall) ▶
27
3410
4.2 Boiling Point
2,970.00 °C
Rank: 32 (Overall) ▶
147
5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
Solid
4.3.2 Color
White Gray
4.3.3 Luster
Metallic
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
4.4.2 Brinell Hardness
590.00 MPa
Rank: 21 (Overall) ▶
0.14
3490
4.4.3 Vickers Hardness
1,670.00 MPa
Rank: 4 (Overall) ▶
121
3430
4.5 Speed of Sound
12,890.00 m/s
Rank: 2 (Overall) ▶
818
16200
4.6 Optical Properties
4.6.1 Refractive Index
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
1.000933
1.7229
4.6.2 Reflectivity
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
58
97
4.7 Allotropes
✔
✘
No - Alkaline Earth Metals Metals has it !
▶
4.7.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
4.7.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
4.7.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
5 Chemical
5.1 Chemical Formula
Be
5.2 Isotopes
5.2.1 Known Isotopes
5.3 Electronegativity
5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.57
Rank: 24 (Overall) ▶
0.7
2.54
5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
1.81
Rank: 12 (Overall) ▶
0.22
2.56
5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.47
Rank: 14 (Overall) ▶
0.86
1.82
5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.54
Rank: 12 (Overall) ▶
0.62
2.48
5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity
1.58
Rank: 23 (Overall) ▶
0.659
2.7
5.4 Electropositivity
5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.43
Rank: 30 (Overall) ▶
1.46
3.3
5.5 Ionization Energies
5.5.1 1st Energy Level
899.50 kJ/mol
Rank: 7 (Overall) ▶
375.7
26130
5.5.2 2nd Energy Level
1,757.10 kJ/mol
Rank: 23 (Overall) ▶
710.2162
28750
5.5.3 3rd Energy Level
14,848.70 kJ/mol
Rank: 2 (Overall) ▶
1600
34230
5.5.4 4th Energy Level
21,006.60 kJ/mol
Rank: 2 (Overall) ▶
2780
37066
5.5.5 5th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
4305.2
97510
5.5.6 6th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
5715.8
105800
5.5.7 7th Energy level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
7226.8
114300
5.5.8 8th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
8857.4
125300
5.5.9 9th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
14110
134700
5.5.10 10th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
17100
144300
5.5.11 11th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
19900
169988
5.5.12 12th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
22219
189368
5.5.13 13th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
26930
76015
5.5.14 14th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
29196
86450
5.5.15 15th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
41987
97510
5.5.16 16th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
47206
109480
5.5.17 17th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
52737
122200
5.5.18 18th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
58570
134810
5.5.19 19th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
64702
148700
5.5.20 20th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
80400
171200
5.5.21 21st Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
87000
179100
5.5.22 22nd Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
93400
184900
5.5.23 23rd Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
98420
198800
5.5.24 24th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
104400
195200
5.5.25 25th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
121900
121900
5.5.26 26th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
127700
127700
5.5.27 27th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
133800
133800
5.5.28 28th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
139800
139800
5.5.29 29th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
148100
148100
5.5.30 30th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
154500
154500
5.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
0.17 g/amp-hr
Rank: 76 (Overall) ▶
0.16812
8.3209
5.7 Electron Work Function
4.98 eV
Rank: 6 (Overall) ▶
2.14
5.65
5.8 Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
6 Atomic
6.1 Atomic Number
6.2 Electron Configuration
[He] 2s2
6.3 Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
6.3.1 Crystal Lattice
6.4 Atom
6.4.1 Number of Protons
6.4.2 Number of Neutrons
6.4.3 Number of Electrons
6.5 Radius of an Atom
6.5.1 Atomic Radius
112.00 pm
Rank: 51 (Overall) ▶
112
265
6.5.2 Covalent Radius
96.00 pm
Rank: 54 (Overall) ▶
96
260
6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
153.00 pm
Rank: 43 (Overall) ▶
139
348
6.6 Atomic Weight
9.01 amu
Rank: 85 (Overall) ▶
6.94
294
6.7 Atomic Volume
5.00 cm3/mol
Rank: 63 (Overall) ▶
1.39
71.07
6.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
6.8.1 Previous Element
6.8.2 Next Element
6.9 Valence Electron Potential
82.00 (-eV)
Rank: 15 (Overall) ▶
8
392.42
6.10 Lattice Constant
228.58 pm
Rank: 69 (Overall) ▶
228.58
891.25
6.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
6.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57
Rank: 18 (Overall) ▶
1.567
1.886
7 Mechanical
7.1 Density
7.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
1.85 g/cm3
Rank: 78 (Overall) ▶
0.534
40.7
7.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
1.69 g/cm3
Rank: 54 (Overall) ▶
0.512
20
7.2 Tensile Strength
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
2.5
11000
7.3 Viscosity
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
0.001526
0.001526
7.4 Vapor Pressure
7.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)
Rank: 19 (Overall) ▶
2.47E-11
121
7.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
2.62E-10
774
7.5 Elasticity properties
7.5.1 Shear Modulus
132.00 GPa
Rank: 7 (Overall) ▶
1.3
222
7.5.2 Bulk Modulus
130.00 GPa
Rank: 13 (Overall) ▶
1.6
462
7.5.3 Young's Modulus
287.00 GPa
Rank: 7 (Overall) ▶
1.7
528
7.6 Poisson Ratio
0.03
Rank: 35 (Overall) ▶
0.032
0.47
7.7 Other Mechanical Properties
NA
8 Magnetic
8.1 Magnetic Characteristics
8.1.1 Specific Gravity
1.85
Rank: 65 (Overall) ▶
0.53
4500
8.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic
8.1.3 Permeability
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
1.25643E-06
0.0063
8.1.4 Susceptibility
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
-0.000166
200000
8.2 Electrical Properties
8.2.1 Electrical Property
Semiconductor
8.2.2 Resistivity
36.00 nΩ·m
Rank: 47 (Overall) ▶
0.18
961
8.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.31 106/cm Ω
Rank: 5 (Overall) ▶
0.00666
0.63
8.2.4 Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 40 (Overall) ▶
0
222.8
9 Thermal
9.1 Specific Heat
1.82 J/(kg K)
Rank: 2 (Overall) ▶
0.11
3.6
9.2 Molar Heat Capacity
16.44 J/mol·K
Rank: 56 (Overall) ▶
16.443
62.7
9.3 Thermal Conductivity
200.00 W/m·K
Rank: 6 (Overall) ▶
6.3
429
9.4 Critical Temperature
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
26.3
3223
9.5 Thermal Expansion
11.30 µm/(m·K)
Rank: 34 (Overall) ▶
4.5
97
9.6 Enthalpy
9.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
294.70 kJ/mol
Rank: 30 (Overall) ▶
7.32
799.1
9.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
11.72 kJ/mol
Rank: 30 (Overall) ▶
2.1
35.23
9.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
326.40 kJ/mol
Rank: 30 (Overall) ▶
61.5
837
9.7 Standard Molar Entropy
9.50 J/mol.K
Rank: 58 (Overall) ▶
9.5
198.1