Symbol
Be
  
Pb
  
Period Number
2
  
6
  
Block
s block
  
p block
  
Element Family
Alkaline Earth
  
Post-Transition
  
Space Group Name
P63/mmc
  
Fm_ 3m
  
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.
  
- Galena mineral contains almost 87% of Lead metal in it, Galena is sulfide mineral.
- The best available source of Lead metal today is by recycling automobile batteries.
  
Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
  
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Louis Nicolas Vauquelin
  
Unknown
  
Discovery
In 1797
  
In Middle Easterns (7000 BCE)
  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Sun
~0.00000001 %
  
29
~0.000001 %
  
18
Abundance In Earth's Crust
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.
  
- It is also used in insecticides, hair dyes and as an anti-knocking additive for petrol. But all these are banned by the government as Lead metal is known for detrimental to health.
  
Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
  
Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
  
Medical Uses
NA
  
Surgical Instruments Manufacturing
  
Other Uses
Alloys
  
Alloys
  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Toxic
  
Toxic
  
Present in Human Body
Yes
  
Yes
  
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3
  
32
0.21 Blood/mg dm-3
  
11
In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.
  
32
30.00 p.p.m.
  
10
Melting Point
1,278.00 °C
  
36
Boiling Point
2,970.00 °C
  
32
1,740.00 °C
  
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid
  
Solid
  
Color
White Gray
  
Gray
  
Luster
Metallic
  
Metallic
  
Hardness
  
  
Vickers Hardness
1,670.00 MPa
  
4
Not Available
  
Speed of Sound
12,890.00 m/s
  
2
1,190.00 m/s
  
99+
Optical Properties
  
  
Allotropes
No
  
No
  
α Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
β Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
γ Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Chemical Formula
Be
  
Pb
  
Isotopes
  
  
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
899.50 kJ/mol
  
7
715.60 kJ/mol
  
31
2nd Energy Level
1,757.10 kJ/mol
  
23
1,450.50 kJ/mol
  
99+
3rd Energy Level
14,848.70 kJ/mol
  
2
3,081.50 kJ/mol
  
23
4th Energy Level
21,006.60 kJ/mol
  
2
4,083.00 kJ/mol
  
35
5th Energy Level
Not Available
  
6,640.00 kJ/mol
  
20
Electrochemical Equivalent
0.17 g/amp-hr
  
99+
3.87 g/amp-hr
  
9
Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
  
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
  
Electron Configuration
[He] 2s2
  
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p2
  
Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
  
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
  
Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Beryllium.jpg#100
  
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Lead.jpg#100
  
Atom
  
  
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Volume
5.00 cm3/mol
  
99+
18.17 cm3/mol
  
27
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Valence Electron Potential
82.00 (-eV)
  
15
24.20 (-eV)
  
99+
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
  
π/2, π/2, π/2
  
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
  
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
1.85 g/cm3
  
99+
11.34 g/cm3
  
33
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
1.69 g/cm3
  
99+
10.66 g/cm3
  
15
Tensile Strength
Not Available
  
Viscosity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Other Mechanical Properties
NA
  
Ductile, Malleable
  
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic
  
Diamagnetic
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Semiconductor
  
Poor Conductor
  
Resistivity
36.00 nΩ·m
  
99+
208.00 nΩ·m
  
16
Electrical Conductivity
0.31 106/cm Ω
  
5
0.05 106/cm Ω
  
36
Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol
  
40
35.10 kJ/mol
  
28
Specific Heat
1.82 J/(kg K)
  
2
0.13 J/(kg K)
  
39
Molar Heat Capacity
16.44 J/mol·K
  
99+
26.65 J/mol·K
  
26
Thermal Conductivity
200.00 W/m·K
  
6
35.30 W/m·K
  
38
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Thermal Expansion
11.30 µm/(m·K)
  
34
28.90 µm/(m·K)
  
13
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
294.70 kJ/mol
  
30
179.40 kJ/mol
  
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
11.72 kJ/mol
  
30
4.77 kJ/mol
  
99+
Enthalpy of Atomization
326.40 kJ/mol
  
30
194.60 kJ/mol
  
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
9.50 J/mol.K
  
99+
64.80 J/mol.K
  
17