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Atomic Mass 9.012183 u
Standard State Solid
Electron Configuration [He]2s2
Oxidation States +2
Electronegativity (Pauling Scale) 1.57
Atomic Radius (van der Waals) 153 pm
Ionization Energy 9.323 eV
Melting Point 1560 K
Boiling Point 2744 K
Density 1.85 g/cm³
Year Discovered 1798
~Element Forms~
Name Formula SMILES Molecular Weight
beryllium Be [Be] 9.012
beryllium-7 Be [7Be] 7.017
beryllium-10 Be [10Be] 10.014
beryllium(2+) Be+2 [Be+2] 9.012
beryllium-9 Be [9Be] 9.012
beryllium-8 Be [8Be] 8.005
~Isotope Abundance~
Isotope Atomic Mass(uncertainty) [u] Abundance (uncertainty)
9Be 9.012 1831(5) 1
~Isotope mass, half life and decay~
Nuclide Atomic Mass and Uncertainty [u] Half Life and Uncertainty Discovery Year Decay Modes, Intensities and Uncertainties [%]
5Be 5.039870 ± 0.00215 [Estimated] p-Unstable p ?
6Be 6.019726409 ± 0.000005848 5.0 zs ± 0.3 1958 2p=100%
7Be 7.016928714 ± 0.000000076 53.22 d ± 0.06 1938 ε=100%
8Be 8.005305102 ± 0.000000037 81.9 as ± 3.7 1932 α=100%
9Be 9.012183062 ± 0.000000082 Stable 1921 IS=100%
10Be 10.013534692 ± 0.000000086 1.387 My ± 0.012 1935 β-=100%
11Be 11.021661080 ± 0.000000255 13.76 s ± 0.07 1958 β-=100%; β-α=3.3±0.1%; β-p=0.0013±0.3%; β-n ?
12Be 12.026922082 ± 0.000002048 21.46 ms ± 0.05 1966 β-=100%; β-n=0.50±0.3%
12Bem 12.026922082 ± 0.000002048 233 ns ± 7 2007 IT=100%
13Be 13.036134506 ± 0.000010929 1.0 zs ± 0.7 1983 n ?
13Bep 13.036134506 ± 0.000010929 Not-specified 1992
14Be 14.042892920 ± 0.00014197 4.53 ms ± 0.27 1973 β-=100%; β-n=86±0.6%; β-2n=5±0.2%; β-t=0.02±0.1%; β-α<0.004%
14Bep 14.042892920 ± 0.00014197 Not-specified 1995
15Be 15.053490215 ± 0.00017799 790 ys ± 270 2013 n=100%
16Be 16.061672036 ± 0.00017799 650 ys ± 130 2012 2n=100%
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*Data Integrated from PubChem*
Numbers in (brackets) represent uncertainty, from last digit
Atomic No. 4
Period No. 2
Group No. 2
Element Name Beryllium
Symbol Be
Block Alkaline Earth Metal
Element Classification Metal
Physical State Solid
Electron Configuration [He] 2s2 [2,2]
Atomic Mass(AMU) 9.0121831(5)
Density(g/cm^3) 1.85
Oxidation States +2
Electronegativity (Pauling Scale) 1.57
Electronegativity (Allen Scale) 1.576
Atomic Radius(Van Der Waals,pm) 153
Atomic Radius(Covalent,pm) 96 (3)
Atomic Radius (Empirical,pm) 105
Ionization Energy(eV) 9.3226(4)
Electron Affinity(eV) 0.38
Melting Point(K) 1560
Boiling Point(K) 2744
Year Discovered 1817
Estimated Crustal Abundance(mg/kg) 2.8
Estimated Oceanic Abundance(mg/L) 0.0000056 [5.6*10^(-6)]
Ground Level 1S0
ISOTOPES
Numbers in (brackets) represent uncertainty.
Section in half-life: Same unit
Others: From last digit
Mass No. | Name | Half-life | Abundance | Atomic Mass Uncertainty | Year Discovered
5 | Beryllium-5 | p-Unstable | | 5.039870 0.00215 (Est.) | ?
6 | Beryllium-6 | 5.0zs (0.3) | | 6.019726409 0.000005848 | 1958
7 | Beryllium-7 | 53.22d (0.6) | | 7.016928714 0.000000076 | 1938
8 | Beryllium-8 | 81.9as (3.7) | | 8.005305102 0.000000037 | 1932
9 | Beryllium-9 | Stable | 1 | 9.012183062 0.000000082 | 1921
10 | Beryllium-10 | 1.387My (0.012) | | 10.013534692 0.000000086 | 1935
11 | Beryllium-11 | 13.76s (0.07) | | 11.021661080 0.000000255 | 1958
12 | Beryllium-12 | 21.46ms (0.05) | | 12.026922082 0.000002048 | 1966
12m | Beryllium-12m | 233ns (7) | | 12.026922082 0.000002048 | 2007
13 | Beryllium-13 | 1.0zs (0.7) | | 13.036134506 0.000010929 | 1983
13p | Beryllium-13p | Not-specified | | 13.036134506 0.000010929 | 1992
14 | Beryllium-14 | 4.53ms (0.27) | | 14.042892920 0.00014197 | 1973
14p | Beryllium-14p | Not-speified | | 14.042892920 0.00014197 | 1995
15 | Beryllium-15 | 790ys (270) | | 15.053490215 0.00017799 | 2013
16 | Beryllium-16 | 650ys (130) | | 16.061672036 0.00017799 | 2012