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| Atomic Number | 4 |
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| Atomic Symbol | Be |
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| Atomic Weight | 9.012182 amu |
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| Group | Alkaline Earth, 2 |
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| Form | Solid |
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| Density @ STP | 1.85 g/cm3 |
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| Melting Point | 1287 °C (2348.6 °F, 1560.2 °K) |
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| Boiling Point | 2471 °C (4479.8 °F, 2744.2 °K) |
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| Heat of Fusion | 7.895 kJ/mol |
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| Heat of Vaporization | 297 kJ/mol |
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| First Ionization Potential | 9.32263 eV |
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| Electronegativity (on Pauling scale) | 1.57 |
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| Specific Heat Capacity | 1.825 J/g K |
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| Ground State Electron Configuration | 2s2 |
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| Oxidation States | +2 |
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| Stable Isotopes and Natural Abundance on Earth | 9Be, 100% |
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| Selected Radioisotopes | 7Be |
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| Atomic Radius | 112 pm |
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| Crystal Structure | Hexagonal |
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| Discovered by | Vauquelin, 1798 |
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