Symbol
Be
Fm
Group Number
23
0
17
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Period Number
27
2
7
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Block
s block
f block
Element Family
Alkaline Earth
Actinide
CAS Number
74404177440724
7429905
54386242
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Space Group Name
P63/mmc
-
Space Group Number
194.00194.00
11
276
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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.
- Fermium metal is highly radioactive in nature.
- Fermium is synthetically produced metal.
Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
Bombarding Pu-239 with Neutrons
History
Who Discovered
Louis Nicolas Vauquelin
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Discovery
In 1797
In 1952
Abundance
Abundance In Universe
0.00 %0.00 %
0
0.11
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Abundance In Sun
0.00 %0.00 %
0
0.1
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Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %0.00 %
0
22
👆🏻
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %0.00 %
1E-37
8.1
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Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %-
0
1.1
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Abundance In Humans
0.00 %-
0
1.4
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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.
- Currently known uses of Fermium metal are limited to research purpose only.
Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
-
Medical Uses
-
-
Other Uses
Alloys
-
Biological Properties
Toxicity
Toxic
-
Present in Human Body
✔
✘
✔
✘
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-30.00 Blood/mg dm-3
0
1970
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In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.0.00 p.p.m.
0
170000
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Melting Point
1,278.00 °C1,527.00 °C
-38.83
3410
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Boiling Point
2,970.00 °C0.00 °C
0
5660
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Appearance
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Color
White Gray
-
Luster
Metallic
-
Hardness
Mohs Hardness
5.506.00
0.2
8.5
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Brinell Hardness
590.00 MPa500.00 MPa
0.14
3490
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Vickers Hardness
1,670.00 MPa600.00 MPa
0
3920
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Speed of Sound
12,890.00 m/s2,500.00 m/s
818
16200
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Optical Properties
Refractive Index
1.561.30
0.155
3.41
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Reflectivity
65.00 %59.00 %
5
97
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Allotropes
✔
✘
✔
✘
α Allotropes
-
-
β Allotropes
-
-
γ Allotropes
-
-
Chemical Formula
Be
Fm
Isotopes
Known Isotopes
918
0
38
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Electronegativity
Pauling Electronegativity
1.571.30
0
2.6
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Sanderson Electronegativity
1.811.30
0.22
2.56
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Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.471.20
0.86
1.9
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Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.541.30
0.62
2.48
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Allen Electronegativity
1.581.30
0.659
2.7
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Electropositivity
Pauling Electropositivity
2.432.70
1.46
3.3
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Ionization Energies
1st Energy Level
899.50 kJ/mol627.00 kJ/mol
375.7
26130
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2nd Energy Level
1,757.10 kJ/mol1,225.00 kJ/mol
392.8
28750
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3rd Energy Level
14,848.70 kJ/mol2,363.00 kJ/mol
392.8
34230
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4th Energy Level
21,006.60 kJ/mol3,792.00 kJ/mol
375.7
37066
👆🏻
5th Energy Level
2,970.00 kJ/mol6,270.00 kJ/mol
392
97510
👆🏻
6th Energy Level
1,470.00 kJ/mol6,270.00 kJ/mol
1007
105800
👆🏻
7th Energy level
2,970.00 kJ/mol6,270.00 kJ/mol
1007
114300
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8th Energy Level
2,970.00 kJ/mol6,270.00 kJ/mol
730
125300
👆🏻
9th Energy Level
2,970.00 kJ/mol7,040.00 kJ/mol
1007
134700
👆🏻
10th Energy Level
2,970.00 kJ/mol6,270.00 kJ/mol
392
144300
👆🏻
11th Energy Level
2,970.00 kJ/mol6,270.00 kJ/mol
392
169988
👆🏻
12th Energy Level
29,700.00 kJ/mol62,700.00 kJ/mol
0
189368
👆🏻
13th Energy Level
2,970.00 kJ/mol6,270.00 kJ/mol
1007
76015
👆🏻
14th Energy Level
2,970.00 kJ/mol6,270.00 kJ/mol
380
86450
👆🏻
15th Energy Level
89,900.00 kJ/mol62,700.00 kJ/mol
33000
100700
👆🏻
16th Energy Level
89,900.00 kJ/mol62,700.00 kJ/mol
375.7
109480
👆🏻
17th Energy Level
2,970.00 kJ/mol627.00 kJ/mol
375.7
122200
👆🏻
18th Energy Level
8,995.00 kJ/mol6,270.00 kJ/mol
0
134810
👆🏻
19th Energy Level
899.50 kJ/mol994.80 kJ/mol
375.7
148700
👆🏻
20th Energy Level
899.00 kJ/mol627.00 kJ/mol
0
171200
👆🏻
21st Energy Level
2,970.00 kJ/mol627.00 kJ/mol
375.7
179100
👆🏻
22nd Energy Level
899.00 kJ/mol345.00 kJ/mol
330
184900
👆🏻
23rd Energy Level
2,970.00 kJ/mol6,270.00 kJ/mol
357.6
198800
👆🏻
24th Energy Level
297.30 kJ/mol627.60 kJ/mol
297.3
195200
👆🏻
25th Energy Level
2,970.00 kJ/mol627.00 kJ/mol
0
121900
👆🏻
26th Energy Level
2,970.00 kJ/mol627.60 kJ/mol
357.6
127700
👆🏻
27th Energy Level
297.30 kJ/mol627.60 kJ/mol
0
133800
👆🏻
28th Energy Level
297.30 kJ/mol627.60 kJ/mol
297.3
139800
👆🏻
29th Energy Level
2,970.00 kJ/mol627.60 kJ/mol
0
148100
👆🏻
30th Energy Level
2,970.00 kJ/mol627.60 kJ/mol
0
154500
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Electrochemical Equivalent
0.17 g/amp-hr3.20 g/amp-hr
0.16812
8.3209
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Electron Work Function
4.98 eV4.47 eV
2.14
6
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Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Atomic Number
4100
3
117
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Electron Configuration
[He] 2s2
[Rn] 5f12 7s2
Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Not Known
Crystal Lattice
Atom
Number of Protons
4100
3
117
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Number of Neutrons
5157
4
285
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Number of Electrons
4100
3
117
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Radius of an Atom
Atomic Radius
112.00 pm180.00 pm
0
348
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Covalent Radius
96.00 pm180.00 pm
0
260
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Van der Waals Radius
153.00 pm245.00 pm
0
348
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Atomic Weight
9.01 amu257.00 amu
6.94
294
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Atomic Volume
5.00 cm3/mol18.00 cm3/mol
1.39
71.07
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Adjacent Atomic Numbers
Previous Element
Next Element
Valence Electron Potential
82.00 (-eV)0.00 (-eV)
0
392.42
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Lattice Constant
228.58 pm350.00 pm
0
891.25
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Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
-
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.571.63
0.423
1.9
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Density
Density At Room Temperature
1.85 g/cm39.70 g/cm3
0.534
40.7
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Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
1.69 g/cm39.70 g/cm3
0.512
41
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Tensile Strength
287.00 MPa0.10 MPa
0.1
11000
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Viscosity
0.000.00
1.5E-05
0.0035
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Vapor Pressure
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)0.00 (Pa)
0
121
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Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)0.00 (Pa)
0
774
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Elasticity properties
Shear Modulus
132.00 GPa30.00 GPa
1.3
222
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Bulk Modulus
130.00 GPa50.00 GPa
0
462
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Young's Modulus
287.00 GPa0.00 GPa
0
528
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Poisson Ratio
0.030.35
0.032
0.47
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Other Mechanical Properties
-
-
Magnetic Characteristics
Specific Gravity
1.859.70
0.53
4500
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Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic
-
Permeability
0.00 H/m0.00 H/m
1.25643E-06
0.0063
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Susceptibility
0.000.00
-0.000166
200000
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Electrical Properties
Electrical Property
Semiconductor
-
Resistivity
36.00 nΩ·m7.90 nΩ·m
0.1
961
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Electrical Conductivity
0.31 106/cm Ω0.00 106/cm Ω
0
0.63
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Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol0.00 kJ/mol
0
222.8
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Specific Heat
1.82 J/(kg K)0.10 J/(kg K)
0.1
3.6
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Molar Heat Capacity
16.44 J/mol·K27.00 J/mol·K
13.1
62.7
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Thermal Conductivity
200.00 W/m·K0.00 W/m·K
0
429
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Critical Temperature
1,551.00 K1,323.00 K
26.3
3695
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Thermal Expansion
11.30 µm/(m·K)11.00 µm/(m·K)
4.5
97
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Enthalpy
Enthalpy of Vaporization
294.70 kJ/mol319.20 kJ/mol
7.32
799.1
👆🏻
Enthalpy of Fusion
11.72 kJ/mol13.30 kJ/mol
2.1
35.23
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Enthalpy of Atomization
326.40 kJ/mol-
61.5
837
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Standard Molar Entropy
9.50 J/mol.K50.00 J/mol.K
9.5
198.1
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