Symbol
Be
  
Os
  
Period Number
2
  
6
  
Block
s block
  
d block
  
Element Family
Alkaline Earth
  
Transition Metal
  
Space Group Name
P63/mmc
  
P63/mmc
  
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.
  
- Osmium metal does not oxidize in air unless it is heated.
- But if it heated den it forms Osmium Tetroxide, which is highly toxic.
  
Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
  
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining
  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Louis Nicolas Vauquelin
  
Smithson Tennant
  
Discovery
In 1797
  
In 1803
  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Sun
~0.00000001 %
  
29
~0.0000002 %
  
25
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Abundance In Oceans
Not Available
  
Abundance In Humans
Not Available
  
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.
  
- Its has very limited uses and its alloys are very hard and are used in the manufacturing of pen tips, pivots, needles and electrical contacts.
-
It is also used as industrial catalyst to speed up the chemical reaction.
  
Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
  
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
  
Medical Uses
NA
  
NA
  
Other Uses
Alloys
  
Alloys
  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Toxic
  
Highly Toxic
  
Present in Human Body
Yes
  
No
  
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3
  
32
Not Available
  
In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.
  
32
Not Available
  
Melting Point
1,278.00 °C
  
36
Boiling Point
2,970.00 °C
  
32
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid
  
Solid
  
Color
White Gray
  
Silvery Bluish-Gray
  
Luster
Metallic
  
Metallic
  
Hardness
  
  
Brinell Hardness
3,490.00 MPa
  
1
Vickers Hardness
1,670.00 MPa
  
4
Not Available
  
Speed of Sound
12,890.00 m/s
  
2
4,940.00 m/s
  
11
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
  
Os
  
Isotopes
  
  
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
899.50 kJ/mol
  
7
840.00 kJ/mol
  
12
2nd Energy Level
1,757.10 kJ/mol
  
23
1,309.80 kJ/mol
  
99+
3rd Energy Level
14,848.70 kJ/mol
  
2
1,600.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
4th Energy Level
21,006.60 kJ/mol
  
2
Not Available
  
Electrochemical Equivalent
0.17 g/amp-hr
  
99+
1.77 g/amp-hr
  
38
Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
  
Chemical Stability, Ionization, Solubility
  
Electron Configuration
[He] 2s2
  
[Xe] 4f14 5d6 6s2
  
Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
  
Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Beryllium.jpg#100
  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100
  
Atom
  
  
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Covalent Radius
Not Available
  
Atomic Volume
5.00 cm3/mol
  
99+
8.49 cm3/mol
  
99+
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Valence Electron Potential
82.00 (-eV)
  
15
91.40 (-eV)
  
12
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
  
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
1.85 g/cm3
  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
1.69 g/cm3
  
99+
Tensile Strength
Not Available
  
1,000.00 MPa
  
4
Viscosity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available
  
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Young's Modulus
Not Available
  
Other Mechanical Properties
NA
  
Ductile
  
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic
  
Paramagnetic
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Semiconductor
  
Conductor
  
Resistivity
36.00 nΩ·m
  
99+
Electrical Conductivity
0.31 106/cm Ω
  
5
0.11 106/cm Ω
  
18
Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol
  
40
106.10 kJ/mol
  
9
Specific Heat
1.82 J/(kg K)
  
2
0.13 J/(kg K)
  
39
Molar Heat Capacity
16.44 J/mol·K
  
99+
24.70 J/mol·K
  
99+
Thermal Conductivity
200.00 W/m·K
  
6
87.60 W/m·K
  
19
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Thermal Expansion
11.30 µm/(m·K)
  
34
5.10 µm/(m·K)
  
99+
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
294.70 kJ/mol
  
30
627.60 kJ/mol
  
7
Enthalpy of Fusion
11.72 kJ/mol
  
30
29.30 kJ/mol
  
4
Enthalpy of Atomization
326.40 kJ/mol
  
30
669.00 kJ/mol
  
6
Standard Molar Entropy
9.50 J/mol.K
  
99+
32.60 J/mol.K
  
99+