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The following represents the electronic configuration and its associated term symbol for the ground state neutral gaseous atom. The configuration associated with beryllium in its compounds is not necessarily the same.

Ground state electron configuration: [He].2s2
Shell structure: 2.2
Term symbol: 1S0

Melting point: 1560 [or 1287 °C (2349 °F)] K

Boiling point: 2742 [or 2469 °C (4476 °F)] K

Liquid range: 1182 K

Critical temperature: no data K

Superconduction temperature: 0.026 [or -273.124 °C (-459.62 °F)] K

Expansion and conduction properties

Thermal conductivity: 190 W m-1 K-1

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Coefficient of linear thermal expansion: 11.3 x 10-6 K-1

Bulk properties

Density of solid: 1848 kg m-3

Molar volume: 4.85 cm3