Be	Z =  4	◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊	Beryllium
			From the Sanskrit "beryllos", meaning "a blue-green spar"
(AM) Atomic Mass	9.01218  amu	♦	Oxidation States	+2
(BP) Boiling Point	2970  °C	♦	(MP) Melting Point	1278  °C
(ρ) Density	1.85  g/cm3	♦	Crystal Structure	Hexagonal
( χ ) Electronegativity	1.5	♦	(AR) Atomic Radius	0.9  Å
Physical State	Solid	♦	(C) Heat Capacity	1.825  J/g °C
Electronic-Config	1s2  2s2	♦	(I1) First Ionization E	899.43  kJ/mol
(ΔHvap) Heat of Vaporization	297  kJ/mol	♦	(ΔHfus) Heat of Fusion	7.895  kJ/mol
Year of Discovery	1797	♦	Location of Discovery	France
(E°) Standard Potential	Be2+⇔ Be (-1.847 V)
Stable isotopes	9Be
Discovered/Synthesized by	Louis-Nicholas Vauquelin
Natural Source	The mineral/ore bertrandite
Common Uses	Non-sparking copper alloy tools, aerospace, X-Ray windows
Other Info	Gives emeralds their green color It is ideal for space telescope mirrors
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