General Information
| Symbol: | Be |
| Atomic Number: | 4 |
| Atomic Weight: (Atomic Mass, Molar Mass) | 9.012182 |
| Group: | 2 (alkaline earth metals or beryllium family) |
| IIA (Old IUPAC), IIA (CAS) |
| Period: | 2 |
| Block: | s |
Physical Properties
| Density: | 1.85 g/cm3 |
| Atomic Volume: | 5.0 cm2/mole |
| Atomic Radius: | 1.12 angstroms |
| Covalent Radius: | 90 pm |
| Radioactive: | No |
States
| Melting Point: | 1278.0 °C |
| Boiling Point: | 2970.0 °C |
| Heat Of Fusion: | 11.71 kJ/mole |
| Heat Of Vaporization: | 297.0 kJ/mole |
Energy
| Electronegativity: | 1.6 (Pauling Scale) |
| Electron Affinity: | -18 kJ/mol |
| 1st Ionization Energy: | 899 kJ/mol |
| Specific Heat Capacity: | 1.825 J g−1 K−1 |
| Thermal Conductivity: | 200.0 W·m−1·K−1 |
Electrons & Oxidation
| Oxidation States: | 2 |
| Electrons Per Shell: | 2 2 |
| Electron Configuration: | [He] 2s2 |
| 1s2 2s2 |
| 1s2 2s2 |
History
| Discovered In: | 1797 |
| Discovered By: | Nicholas Louis Vauquelin |
| Discovered At: | France |
| Word Origin: | From the Greek word "beryllos" meaning "beryl" |
Translations
| English | Beryllium |
| Deutsch | Beryllium |
| Lëtzebuergesch | Beryllium |
| Nederlands | Beryllium |
| Afrikaans | Berillium |
| Frysk | Beryllium |
| Dansk | Beryllium |
| Svenska | Beryllium |
| Norsk | Beryllium |
| Íslenska | Beryllín |
| Føroysk | Beryllium |
| Latin | Beryllium |
| Français | Béryllium |
| Español | Berilio |
| Catalana | Berilli |
| Occitana | Berilli |
| Português | Berílio |
| Galego | Berilio |
| Italiano | Berillio |
| Furlan | Berili |
| Român | Beriliu |
| Moldavian | Beriliu |
| Armãneashte | Beriliumu |
| Русский | Бериллий |
| Українска | Берилій |
| by | Берылій |
| Polska | Beryl |
| Kaszëbsczi | Beril |
| Čech | Beryllium |
| Slovenský | Berýllium |
| Slovenščina | Berilij |
| Hrvatska | Berilij |
| Српски | Берилиjум |
| Bosnian | Berilij |
| Македонски | Берилиум |
| Български | Берилий |
| Lietuviškai | Berilis |
| Lao | Berilijs |
| Sudovian | Berilis |
| Cymraeg | Berilliwm |
| Gaeilge na hÉireann | Beirilliam |
| Gàidhlig na h | Beirilliam |
| Gaelg Vanninagh | Beryllium |
| Cornish | Berylyum |
| Brezhoneg | Beriliom |
| Ελληνική | Βηρυλλιο |
| Shqip | Berilium |
| Ossetian | Бериллий |
| Euskera | Berilioa |
| Georgian | ბერილიუმი |
| Suomi | Beryllium |
| Eesti | Berüllium |
| Magyar | Berillium |
| Türkçe | Berilyum |
| Kazakh | Бериллий |
| Uzbek | Бериллий |
| Tajik | Berilli' |
| Mongolian | Берилли |
| 日本語 | ベリリウム [beririumu] |
| 中国话 | 鈹 |
| ไทย | เบริลเลียม |
| Vietnamese | Berili |
| Bahasa Melayu | Berilium |
| العربيه | بيريليوم |
| Il-Malti | Beriljum |
| עברית | בריליום |
| Esperanto | Berilio |
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