{"id":2935,"date":"2022-04-29T19:27:32","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T19:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdr.foobrdigital.com\/?p=2935"},"modified":"2022-04-29T19:27:32","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T19:27:32","slug":"beryllium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/29\/beryllium\/","title":{"rendered":"Beryllium"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Beryllium<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn1.byjus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/chemistry\/2016\/04\/08022634\/Beryllium_Tile-300x300.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td><em><strong>Symbol<\/strong><\/em><\/td><td><strong>Be<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em><strong>Atomic Number<\/strong><\/em><\/td><td><strong>4<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em><strong>Atomic Mass<\/strong><\/em><\/td><td><strong>9.01218 g.mol<\/strong><sup>-1<\/sup><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em><strong>Discovered by<\/strong><\/em><\/td><td><strong>Nicholas Louis Vauquelin<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Beryllium?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Beryllium is an element with an atomic number of 4 in the\u00a0periodic table.<\/li><li>It is a bivalent and highly toxic element.<\/li><li>The element has one of the highest melting points among the light metals.<\/li><li>Beryllium exists in 30 different minerals, among which bertrandite, beryl, chrysoberyl, and phenacite are the most important.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Chemical_data_of_Beryllium\">Chemical Data of Beryllium<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td><em><strong>Group<\/strong><\/em><\/td><td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td><td><em><strong>Melting point<\/strong><\/em><\/td><td><strong>1287\u00b0C, 2349\u00b0F, 1560 K<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em><strong>Period<\/strong><\/em><\/td><td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td><td><em><strong>Boiling point<\/strong><\/em><\/td><td><strong>2468\u00b0C, 4474\u00b0F, 2741 K<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em><strong>Block<\/strong><\/em><\/td><td><strong>s<\/strong><\/td><td><em><strong>Density<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>(g cm<\/strong><strong><sup>\u22123<\/sup>)<\/strong><\/em><\/td><td><strong>1.85<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em><strong>Atomic number<\/strong><\/em><\/td><td><strong>4<\/strong><\/td><td><em><strong>Relative atomic mass<\/strong><\/em><\/td><td><strong>9.012<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em><strong>State<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>at<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>20\u00b0C<\/strong><\/em><\/td><td><strong>Solid<\/strong><\/td><td><em><strong>Key isotopes<\/strong><\/em><\/td><td><sup><strong>9<\/strong><\/sup><strong>Be<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em><strong>Electron configuration<\/strong><\/em><\/td><td><strong>[He] 2s<\/strong><sup><strong>2<\/strong><\/sup><\/td><td><em><strong>CAS number<\/strong><\/em><\/td><td><strong>7440-41-7<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em><strong>ChemSpider ID<\/strong><\/em><\/td><td><strong>4573986<\/strong><\/td><td>ChemSpider is a free chemical structure database<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Properties_of_Beryllium\">Properties of Beryllium<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>It is non-magnetic, holds excellent thermal conductivity and resists attack by concentrated&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/byjus.com\/chemistry\/nitric-acid\/\">nitric acid<\/a>.<\/li><li>Beryllium resists oxidation when exposed to air at standard temperature and pressure.<\/li><li>It is found in 30 different minerals of which bertrandite, phenakite, and Beryl are the most important.<\/li><li>Beryllium content in the ground can pass into the plants grown on it when it is in a soluble form.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Points_of_Distinction_between_Beryllium_and_other_alkaline_earth_metals\">Points of Distinction between Beryllium and other alkaline earth metals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Beryllium is very hard while the other members of the family are comparatively soft.<\/li><li>Beryllium reacts with oxygen only at very high temperature while the rest of the members combine upon heating.<\/li><li>Beryllium oxide (BeO) is of amphoteric nature.<\/li><li>Compounds of beryllium are mostly covalent because of high positive charge density on Be<sup>2+<\/sup>&nbsp;ion and polarising power.<\/li><li>Except for beryllium the alkaline earth metals react with hydrogen&nbsp; upon heating to form metal hydrides&nbsp;<\/li><li>Beryllium does not liberate hydrogen from dilute acid readily while other alkaline earth metals evolved hydrogen.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Beryllium does not react with water under any conditions while other alkaline earth metals do react upon heating.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Uses_of_Beryllium\">Uses of Beryllium<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Beryllium is used as an alloying agent.<\/li><li>It possesses high strength, non-magnetic properties, better resistance, and dimensionally stable over a significant range of temperature.<\/li><li>Beryllium fused with&nbsp;copper&nbsp;forms alloys which are used in defence and aerospace industries is a typical application of Beryllium.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Certain_Facts_About_Beryllium\">Certain Facts About Beryllium<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Aquamarine and emerald are the most precious forms of beryl. Beryl is&nbsp;the mineral form of beryllium aluminium cyclosilicate.<\/li><li>X-ray detection diagnostic uses of Beryllium as it could pass through latter.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beryllium Symbol Be Atomic Number 4 Atomic Mass 9.01218 g.mol-1 Discovered by Nicholas Louis Vauquelin What is Beryllium? Beryllium is an element with an atomic number of 4 in the\u00a0periodic table. It is a bivalent and highly toxic element. The element has one of the highest melting points among the light metals. 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