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Be, 4
beryllium (English)
béryllium, m. (French)
Beryllium, n. (German)
berillij (Russian)
berilia (Spanish)
beryllium (Swedish)


Symbol, numberBe, 4 (alkaline earth metal), Group: 2; 2A
Weight9.01218
In Nature
Discovered1828, by Friedrich Wöhler and Antoine Bussy (Germany, France)
Density  [kg/m3]1847.7 [293 K] (solid)   
Molar volume4.88 cm3
Melting Temperature1551 K   (1278 °C)   Enthalpy: 308.8 kJ/mol
Boiling Temperature3243 K   (2970 °C)   Enthalpy: 9.80 kJ/mol
Electrical resistance4.0E-8 [293 K] Wm
ThermalConductivity: 200 [300 K] W/Km     Expansion: 11.5E-6 /K
Configuration1s2 2s2p1
Ionisation [kJ/mol]
  M-->  M+--> M2+--> M3+--> M4+--> M5+--> M6+--> M7+--> M8+--> M9+-->M10+
Thermodynamics
State Df Df CpH 298.15-H°0
[kJ/mol] [J/Kmol] [kJ/mol]
Isotopes
Mass In nature Half-life Spin m/mN NMM Decay
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