Beryllium is the fourth element on the Periodic Table with the symbol "Be". Beryllium is a steel-gray metal that is quite brittle at room temperature, and its chemical properties somewhat resemble those of aluminum. It does not occur free in nature. Beryllium is found in beryl and emerald, minerals that were known to the ancient Egyptians. Although it had long been suspected that the two minerals were similar, chemical confirmation of this did not occur until the late 18th century. Emerald is now known to be a green variety of beryl. Beryllium was discovered (1798) as the oxide by French chemist Nicolas-Louis Vauquelin in beryl and in emeralds and was isolated (1828) as the metal independently by German chemist Friedrich Wöhler and French chemist Antoine A.B. Bussy by the reduction of its chloride with potassium. Beryllium is widely distributed in Earth’s crust and is estimated to occur in Earth’s igneous rocks to the extent of 0.0002 percent. Its cosmic abundance is 20 on the scale in which silicon, the standard, is 1,000,000. The United States has about 60 percent of the world’s beryllium and is by far the largest producer of beryllium; other major producing countries include China, Mozambique, and Brazil.
The Classification of beryllium is a metal.
Yes. It is the compound of the elements Beryllium and fluorine.
Beryllium has 4 protons and electrons and a variable number of neutrons, depending on the isotope. For other atomic properties see the links bellow.
No. Beryllium is a metallic element. However, there is a such thing of beryllium oxide, which forms when beryllium combines with oxygen.
The word equation for beryllium carbonate is: beryllium carbonate = beryllium oxide + carbon dioxide.
The Classification of beryllium is a metal.
Alkaline earth solid metal , group 2, period 2, atomic number 4
Beryllium. And it's an element, not a chemical.
Yes. It is the compound of the elements Beryllium and fluorine.
Beryllium has 4 protons and electrons and a variable number of neutrons, depending on the isotope. For other atomic properties see the links bellow.
No. Beryllium is a metallic element. However, there is a such thing of beryllium oxide, which forms when beryllium combines with oxygen.
Be3N2 That is 3 beryllium atoms + 2 Nitrogen atoms
The word equation for beryllium carbonate is: beryllium carbonate = beryllium oxide + carbon dioxide.
The name of the compound BeSO4 is beryllium sulfate
Beryllium and phosphorus can form an intermetallic compound called beryllium phosphide (Be3P2).
Beryllium has 4 protons
Beryllium's chemical symbol is Be.