Handling

Beryllium and its salts are toxic and should be handled with the greatest of care. Beryllium and its compounds should not be tasted to verify the sweetish nature of beryllium (as did early experimenters). The metal, its alloys, and its salts can be handled if certain work codes are observed, but no attempt should be made to work with beryllium before becoming familiar with proper safeguards.

Symbol: Be

Atomic Mass: 9.012

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Atomic Number: 4

# of Protons:4

# of Electrons:4

# of Neutrons:5

Melting Point: 1560 K (1287°C or 2349°F)

Boiling Point: 2744 K (2471°C or 4480°F)

Electronegativity: 1.57 (Pauling); 1.47 (Allrod Rochow)
Density: 1.85 grams per cubic centimeter

Group number: 2
Group name: Alkaline earth metal

Period number: 2 fuck you all im coming to your houses to kill you Block: s-block

The name beryllium comes from the Greek beryllos, beryl, from Prakrit veruliya, from Pāli veuriya; possibly from or simply akin to a Dravidian source represented by Tamil veiruor, viar, "to whiten, become pale."[1] At one time beryllium was referred to as glucinium (from Greek glykys, sweet), due to the sweet taste of its salts. This element was discovered by Louis Vauquelin in 1798 as the oxide in beryl and in emeralds. Friedrich Wöhler and A. A. Bussy independently isolated the metal in 1828 by reacting potassium and beryllium chloride.

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Dangers of Beryllium