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Be Element



Periodic Table
0

Symbol
Be 0

Group Number
2 16

Period Number
2 6

Block
s block 0

Element Family
Alkaline Earth 0

CAS Number
7440417 43

Space Group Name
P63/mmc 0

Space Group Number
194.00 5

Facts
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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.
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Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals 0

History
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Who Discovered
Louis Nicolas Vauquelin 0

Discovery
In 1797 0

Abundance
0

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-7 % 23

Abundance In Sun
~0.00000001 % 29

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 % 47

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 % 35

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 % 39

Abundance In Humans
0.00 % 19

Uses
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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.
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Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry 0

Medical Uses
NA 0

Other Uses
Alloys 0

Biological Properties
0

Toxicity
Toxic 0

Present in Human Body
Yes 0

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3 32

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m. 32

Physical
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Melting Point
1,278.00 °C 36

Boiling Point
2,970.00 °C 32

Appearance
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Physical State
Solid 0

Color
White Gray 0

Luster
Metallic 0

Hardness
0

Mohs Hardness
5.50 7

Brinell Hardness
590.00 MPa 21

Vickers Hardness
1,670.00 MPa 4

Speed of Sound
12,890.00 m/s 2

Optical Properties
0

Refractive Index
Not Available 0

Reflectivity
Not Available 0

Allotropes
No 0

α Allotropes
Not Available 0

β Allotropes
Not Available 0

γ Allotropes
Not Available 0

Chemical
0

Chemical Formula
Be 0

Isotopes
0

Known Isotopes
9 29

Electronegativity
0

Pauling Electronegativity
1.57 24

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.81 12

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.47 14

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.54 12

Allen Electronegativity
1.58 23

Electropositivity
0

Pauling Electropositivity
2.43 30

Ionization Energies
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1st Energy Level
899.50 kJ/mol 7

2nd Energy Level
1,757.10 kJ/mol 23

3rd Energy Level
14,848.70 kJ/mol 2

4th Energy Level
21,006.60 kJ/mol 2

5th Energy Level
Not Available 0

6th Energy Level
Not Available 0

7th Energy level
Not Available 0

8th Energy Level
Not Available 0

9th Energy Level
Not Available 0

10th Energy Level
Not Available 0

11th Energy Level
Not Available 0

12th Energy Level
Not Available 0

13th Energy Level
Not Available 0

14th Energy Level
Not Available 0

15th Energy Level
Not Available 0

16th Energy Level
Not Available 0

17th Energy Level
Not Available 0

18th Energy Level
Not Available 0

19th Energy Level
Not Available 0

20th Energy Level
Not Available 0

21st Energy Level
Not Available 0

22nd Energy Level
Not Available 0

23rd Energy Level
Not Available 0

24th Energy Level
Not Available 0

25th Energy Level
Not Available 0

26th Energy Level
Not Available 0

27th Energy Level
Not Available 0

28th Energy Level
Not Available 0

29th Energy Level
Not Available 0

30th Energy Level
Not Available 0

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.17 g/amp-hr 76

Electron Work Function
4.98 eV 6

Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes 0

Atomic
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Atomic Number
4 91

Electron Configuration
[He] 2s2 0

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP) 0

Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Beryllium.jpg#100 0

Atom
0

Number of Protons
4 90

Number of Neutrons
5 67

Number of Electrons
4 90

Radius of an Atom
0

Atomic Radius
112.00 pm 51

Covalent Radius
96.00 pm 54

Van der Waals Radius
153.00 pm 43

Atomic Weight
9.01 amu 85

Atomic Volume
5.00 cm3/mol 63

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
0

Previous Element
19 0

Next Element
4 0

Valence Electron Potential
82.00 (-eV) 15

Lattice Constant
228.58 pm 69

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2 0

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57 18

Mechanical
0

Density
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Density At Room Temperature
1.85 g/cm3 78

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
1.69 g/cm3 54

Tensile Strength
Not Available 0

Viscosity
Not Available 0

Vapor Pressure
0

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa) 19

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available 0

Elasticity properties
0

Shear Modulus
132.00 GPa 7

Bulk Modulus
130.00 GPa 13

Young's Modulus
287.00 GPa 7

Poisson Ratio
0.03 35

Other Mechanical Properties
NA 0

Magnetic
0

Magnetic Characteristics
0

Specific Gravity
1.85 65

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic 0

Permeability
Not Available 0

Susceptibility
Not Available 0

Electrical Properties
0

Electrical Property
Semiconductor 0

Resistivity
36.00 nΩ·m 47

Electrical Conductivity
0.31 106/cm Ω 5

Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol 40

Thermal
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Specific Heat
1.82 J/(kg K) 2

Molar Heat Capacity
16.44 J/mol·K 56

Thermal Conductivity
200.00 W/m·K 6

Critical Temperature
Not Available 0

Thermal Expansion
11.30 µm/(m·K) 34

Enthalpy
0

Enthalpy of Vaporization
294.70 kJ/mol 30

Enthalpy of Fusion
11.72 kJ/mol 30

Enthalpy of Atomization
326.40 kJ/mol 30

Standard Molar Entropy
9.50 J/mol.K 58

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