
Beryllium
Beryllium is a hard, grayish metal naturally found in mineral rocks, coal, soil, and volcanic dust. Beryllium compounds are commercially mined, and the Beryllium is purified for use in nuclear weapons and reactors, aircraft and space vehicle structures, instruments, x-ray machines, and mirrors. Beryllium ores are used to make speciality ceramics for electrical and high-technology applications. Beryllium alloys are used in automobiles, computers, sports equipment (golf clubs and bicycle frames), and dental bridges. — Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
- IUPAC name
- beryllium
- Molecular formula
- Be
- Molecular weight
- 9.012183 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 9.0121831 Da
- Topological polar surface area
- 0.0 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 0
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:30501
- ChEBI:CHEBI:33783
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID4023913
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID501029799
- PubMed:21747866
- PubMed:21473387
- PubMed:21473382
- PubMed:19590692
- PubMed:19589099
- PubMed:19070257
- PubMed:17956852
- PubMed:15273960
- PubMed:15127972
- PubMed:12449171
- PubMed:11872642
- PubMed:11551429
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