Beryllium

Latin nameBeryllium
English nameBeryllium
chemical symbolBe
atomic number4
relative atomic mass9,012182
period2
groupII.A
classificationmetals
discovery year1798
discovererL. N. Vauquelin
melting point [°C]1287
boiling point [°C]2472
density [g cm-3]1,848
density at melting point [g cm-3]1,69
electronegativity [Pauling]1,57
electronegativity [Mulliken]1,54
stand. electrode potential [V]−1,85
oxidation statesII
electron configuration[He]2s2
atomic radius [pm]112
covalent radius [pm]90
specific heat [J g-1K-1]1,82
heat of fusion [kJ mol-1]12,2
skupenské teplo tání [kJ mol-1]297
thermal conductivity [W m-1 K-1]200
el. conductivity [S m-1]2,5.107
1. ionizing potential [eV]9,3226
2. ionizing potential [eV]18,211
3. ionizing potential [eV]153,893
Mohs hardness5,5
Vickers hardness [MPa]1670
Brinell hardness [MPa]600
shear modulus [GPa]132
Young's modulus [GPa]287
point of superconductivity [K]0,026
state at normal conditionssolid

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