Other stuff about Beryllium

Beryllium is dangerous. It is known to be carcinogenic in humans. Curiously, beryllium tastes sweet but since it is toxic this is not a recommended way to test for the presence of beryllium.

There are many safeguards for working with beryllium.

Beryllium Disease, or Berylliosis, resembles pneumonia or bronchitis and comes from overexposure to pure beryllium dust in the air. Most people do not develope this disease from exposure to compounds containing Beryllium.

Berylliosis occurs in about 6% of people who are exposed to Beryllium. Development of the disease is determined by genetic susceptiblilty. In its early stages, Berylliosis does not require treatment. However, if left unnoticed, it can lead to severely debilitating coughs, shortness of breath and fatigue. In later stages, Beryllosis is treated with prednisone.

Beryllium can also be extremely hazardous when it enters the bloodstream. Fragments of Beryllium are highly dangerous in cuts and open sores and cause infection. If the wound heals around the fragment, it may have to be surgically removed.

How do

you get Beryllium?

Since Beryllium is not found in its pure form in nature, several different ways have been devised to isolate it from various compounds. Beryllium can be isolated from beryl through a very long and complicated process involving several stages, which I don't fully understand. It can also be isolated from Beryllium Chloride (BeCL2) via electrolysis, or from Beryllium Flouride (BeFl2) by combination with magnesium.

Beryllium metal is a compound element that is chemically ingredient with the symbol - Be and an atomic numeral 4.

A bivalent component, beryllium is a steel grey, physically powerful, frivolous yet fragile alkaline earth metal.

It is mainly used as a hardening mediator in alloys, most conspicuously beryllium copper. Money-making usage of beryllium metal raises technical challenges due to the toxic nature (especially by breathing) of beryllium containing dusts.

It boasts of one of the uppermost melting points amongst the light metals. The modulus of elasticity of beryllium is in the region of a 3rd larger than that compared with the steel.

The amalgamation of this modulus together with berylliums reasonably low down density provides it the quickest sound transmission speed of any solid material at normal conditions.

It has dazzling heat conductivity and is not magnetic.

Beryllium is utilized as an alloying driving force in the manufacture of beryllium copper, which possesses up to 2.5% beryllium.

Beryllium-copper mixtures of metals are used in an wide array of applications because of their grouping of high electrical and power conductivity, high potency and hardness, nonmagnetic characteristics,