Properties of Beryllium and Gold
Melting Point
1,278.00 °C
  
36
1,064.43 °C
  
99+
Boiling Point
2,970.00 °C
  
32
2,807.00 °C
  
36
Hardness
  
  
Brinell Hardness
194.00 MPa
  
99+
Vickers Hardness
1,670.00 MPa
  
4
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Reflectivity
Not Available
  
Speed of Sound
12,890.00 m/s
  
2
2,030.00 m/s
  
99+
Allotropes
No
  
No
  
α Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
β Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
γ Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Chemical Formula
Be
  
Au
  
Isotopes
  
  
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
899.50 kJ/mol
  
7
890.10 kJ/mol
  
8
2nd Energy Level
1,757.10 kJ/mol
  
23
1,980.00 kJ/mol
  
12
3rd Energy Level
14,848.70 kJ/mol
  
2
Not Available
  
Electrochemical Equivalent
0.17 g/amp-hr
  
99+
2.45 g/amp-hr
  
21
Other Chemical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
1.85 g/cm3
  
99+
19.30 g/cm3
  
15
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
1.69 g/cm3
  
99+
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available
  
Tensile Strength
Not Available
  
Viscosity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Other Mechanical Properties
NA
  
Symbol
Be
  
Au
  
Period Number
2
  
6
  
Atomic Volume
5.00 cm3/mol
  
99+
10.20 cm3/mol
  
99+
Electron Configuration
[He] 2s2
  
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s1
  
Valence Electron Potential
82.00 (-eV)
  
15
43.40 (-eV)
  
99+
Atom
  
  
Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Beryllium.jpg#100
  
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Gold.jpg#100
  
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
  
π/2, π/2, π/2
  
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Resistivity
36.00 nΩ·m
  
99+
Electrical Conductivity
0.31 106/cm Ω
  
5
0.45 106/cm Ω
  
3
Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol
  
40
222.80 kJ/mol
  
1
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Permeability
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Susceptibility
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Specific Heat
1.82 J/(kg K)
  
2
0.13 J/(kg K)
  
39
Thermal Conductivity
200.00 W/m·K
  
6
318.00 W/m·K
  
3
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Molar Heat Capacity
16.44 J/mol·K
  
99+
25.42 J/mol·K
  
40
Thermal Expansion
11.30 µm/(m·K)
  
34
14.20 µm/(m·K)
  
26
Standard Molar Entropy
9.50 J/mol.K
  
99+
47.40 J/mol.K
  
32
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
294.70 kJ/mol
  
30
324.40 kJ/mol
  
27
Enthalpy of Fusion
11.72 kJ/mol
  
30
12.55 kJ/mol
  
27
Enthalpy of Atomization
326.40 kJ/mol
  
30
364.00 kJ/mol
  
25