01 About Beryllium
One of the lightest structural metals. Used in space telescopes (James Webb) and X-ray equipment because it's nearly transparent to X-rays.
02 Physical Properties
State at room temperature๐ชจ Solid
Melting point1287 ยฐC
Boiling point2469 ยฐC
Density1.85 g/cmยณ
Atomic mass9.012 u
Electron configuration2,2
Period / GroupPeriod 2, Group 2
BlockS-block
03 Discovery
Beryllium was discovered in 1797 by Vauquelin.