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Beryllium,  4Be
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General properties
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Appearancewhite-gray metallic
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Beryllium in the periodic table
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Atomic number (Z)4
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Periodperiod 2
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Electron configuration[He] 2s2
Electrons per shell
2, 2
Physical properties
Phase at STPsolid
Melting point1560 K ​(1287 °C, ​2349 °F)
Boiling point2742 K ​(2469 °C, ​4476 °F)
Density (near r.t.)1.85 g/cm3
when liquid (at m.p.)1.690 g/cm3
Critical point5205 K,  MPa (extrapolated)
Heat of fusion12.2 kJ/mol
[[Enthalpy of vaporization|Heat of Template:Engvar]]292 kJ/mol
Molar heat capacity16.443 J/(mol·K)
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Atomic properties
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ElectronegativityPauling scale: 1.57
[[Ionization energy|Template:Engvar energies]]
  • 1st: 899.5 kJ/mol
  • 2nd: 1757.1 kJ/mol
  • 3rd: 14,848.7 kJ/mol
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Atomic radiusempirical: 112 pm
Covalent radius96±3 pm
Van der Waals radius153 pm
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Other properties
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Speed of sound thin rod12,890 m/s (at r.t.)[1]
Thermal expansion11.3 µm/(m·K) (at 25 °C)
Thermal conductivity200 W/(m·K)
Electrical resistivity36 nΩ·m (at 20 °C)
Magnetic orderingdiamagnetic
Magnetic susceptibility−9.0·10−6 cm3/mol[2]
Young's modulus287 GPa
Shear modulus132 GPa
Bulk modulus130 GPa
Poisson ratio0.032
Mohs hardness5.5
Vickers hardness1670 MPa
Brinell hardness590–1320 MPa
CAS Number7440-41-7
History
DiscoveryLouis Nicolas Vauquelin (1798)
First isolationFriedrich Wöhler & Antoine Bussy (1828)
Main isotopes of beryllium
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  2. Weast, Robert (1984). CRC, Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. Boca Raton, Florida: Chemical Rubber Company Publishing. pp. E110. ISBN 0-8493-0464-4.
  3. "Beryllium: Beryllium(I) Hydride compound data" (PDF). bernath.uwaterloo.ca. Retrieved 2007-12-10.