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Beryllium is a
chemical element; it has
symbol Be and
atomic number 4. It is a steel-gray, hard, strong,
lightweight and
brittle alkaline earth metal...
- are six
chemical elements in
group 2 of the
periodic table. They are
beryllium (Be),
magnesium (Mg),
calcium (Ca),
strontium (Sr),
barium (Ba), and radium...
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Beryl (/ˈbɛrəl/ BERR-əl) is a
mineral composed of
beryllium aluminium silicate with the
chemical formula Be3Al2Si6O18. Well-known
varieties of
beryl include...
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Beryllium copper (BeCu), also
known as
copper beryllium (CuBe),
beryllium bronze, and
spring copper, is a
copper alloy with 0.5–3%
beryllium.
Copper beryllium...
- Berylliosis, or
chronic beryllium disease (CBD), is a
chronic allergic-type lung
response and
chronic lung
disease caused by
exposure to
beryllium and its compounds...
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Beryllium-10 (10Be) is a
radioactive isotope of
beryllium. It is
formed in the Earth's
atmosphere mainly by
cosmic ray
spallation of
nitrogen and oxygen...
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Beryllium oxide (BeO), also
known as beryllia, is an
inorganic compound with the
formula BeO. This
colourless solid is an
electrical insulator with a...
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Beryllium poisoning is
poisoning by the
toxic effects of
beryllium, or more
usually its compounds. It
takes two forms:
Acute beryllium poisoning, usually...
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Beryllium (4Be) has 11
known isotopes and 3
known isomers, but only one of
these isotopes (9 Be ) is
stable and a
primordial nuclide. As such, beryllium...
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Beryllium hydroxide, Be(OH)2, is an
amphoteric hydroxide,
dissolving in both
acids and alkalis. Industrially, it is
produced as a by-product in the extraction...
