Beryllium+ Elizabeth


 * Element Name:** Beryllium


 * Element Symbol:** Be


 * Atomic Mass:** 9[[image:Berylliumelizabeth.png width="216" height="288" align="right"]]


 * Atomic Number:** 4


 * Protons:** 4


 * Electrons:** 4


 * Discovery:** Friedrich Wohler and Antoine Bussy in 1828


 * How it was named:** From the Greek word //beryl,// a type of mineral


 * State of Matter:** Solid


 * Melting Point:** 1287°C


 * Boiling Point:** 2469°C


 * Characteristics:** Beryllium compounds are very toxic and very poisonous


 * Uses of Element:** A type of metal, X-ray metals, spacecraft, missiles, and aircraft


 * Interesting Facts:** Most chemists do not know very much about Beryllium at all. It is transparent to X-rays. Beryllium is very poisonous.

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