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Periodic Table - Elements - Beryllium

Symbol Be
Atomic Number 4
Relative Atomic Mass
12C = 12.0000
9.012182
Atomic Radius
pm
113
First Ionisation Energy
kJ mol-1
899.4
Electronegativity 1.57
Density
kg m-3
1847.7 [293 K]
Molar Volume
cm3
4.88
Thermal Conductivity
W m-1 K-1
200 [300 K]
Melting Point
K
1551
Boiling Point
K
3243 (under pressure)
Number of Isotopes 6
Ground State Electron
Configuration
[He]2s2
Term Symbol 1S0
Discovery Discovered by N.L. Vauquelin (Paris, France) in 1797. Isolated by F. Woehler (Berlin, Germany) in 1828 and independantly by A.A.B. Bussy (Paris, France)
Name Derived From Greek beryllos meaning 'beryl'
Name in Other
Languages
 Croatian Berilij
 Danish beryllium
 Dutch beryllium
 Finnish beryllium
 French béryllium
 German Beryllium
 Italian berillio
 Norwegian beryllium
 Portugueseberílio
 Spanish berilio
 Swedish beryllium
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