Beryllium: Beryllium

Located in Group 2 and Period 2 of the Periodic Table is one of the element to make cellphones, spacecrafts, high - speed aircraft and even missiles! This is Beryllium.

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First discovered by French Chemist Louis Nicholas Vauquelin in 1798 and first isolated by two chemists, Friedrich Wölhler from Germany and Antoine Bussy from France in 1828.

Louis Nicholas Vanquelin

Antoine Bussy

Friedrich Wohler

Louis Nicholas Vauquelin discovered Beryllium by finding it in the oxide form of Beryllium, Emerald, which is a green gemstone oxidized by Beryllium.

Platinum Crucible

Beryllium was isolated by a German Chemist and French Chemist both named Friedrich Wölhler and Antoine Bussy respectively. Together, they isolated Beryllium by using Beryllium Chloride reducing with Potassium in a Platinum Crucible, which is what the Jefferson Lab says.

However, these days, Beryllium was extracted using a method called electrolysis from the minerals Beryl and Bertrandite using molten Beryllium Chloride and Sodium Chloride, also from the Jefferson Lab's report.

Beryllium Salts taste sweet. However, it is best to be advised not to eat Beryllium can kill you. In fact, Beryllium is one of the most toxic element in the world.

Emerald Ore

Breathing Beryllium is also not advised as when Beryllium got into your lungs, your lungs will be damaged and cause pneumonia.

So, don't eat or smell Beryllium!

Atomic Number : 4

Name : Beryllium

Latin Name : Beryl

Electrons per shell : [ 2, 2 ]

Discoverer : Louis Nicholas Vauquelin

Isolator : Friedrich Wölhler and Antoine Bussy

Element's : Atomic Mass : 9.012182 u

: Density : 1.85 g/cm³

: Type : Alkali Earth Metals

Chemical Properties :

Very toxic
Reacts with water to form Hydrogen Gas
Reacts with oxygen to form Beryllium Oxide
Reacts with oxygen to form emerald

Beryllium - 9
14 isotopes : 3 of them are :
Beryllium - 7 : Protons : 4
: Neutrons : 3
: Electrons : 4
( Half Life : 53.12 days )

Beryllium - 9 : Protons : 4
: Neutrons : 5
: Electrons : 4
( Half Life : Stable )

Beryllium - 10 : Protons : 4
: Neutrons : 6
: Electrons : 4
( Half Life : 1.39 million years )

Toxic Hazard Symbol

Physical Properties :

Hard
Brittle
Grayish - white surface
Store heat
Good heat conductor
Least dens (lightest) metal
Melting Point : 1287 degrees Celsius ( 2349 Fahrenheit )
Boiling Point : 2500 degrees Celsius ( 4500 Fahrenheit )

How Beryllium got its name?

Actually, Beryllium's Early name is Glyceynum, which is named after the Greek Word 'Glykis', meaning sweet, because of its salt ( Beryllium Salt ) is sweet. After that, Beryllium changed its name into beryllos, meaning the mineral beryl.

Uses

Beryllium is used in cellphones, spacecraft, missiles and many modern objects. Beryllium is sometimes alloyed with copper which are used for springs, electrical contacts, spot - welding electrodes and non - sparking tools. It is also said that the alloy mix of Beryllium and Aluminium will be used to make Helicopters any time now.