BERYLLIUM

PROPERTIES OF BERYLLIUM

• Beryllium is a metal with a high thermal conductivity
• It does not have any reaction with water,
• and is only flamable in powder form

DISCOVERY OF BERYLLIUM

• Discovered by Louis-Nicholas Vauquelin
• Thought that there was an unknown element in emeralds and beryl
• 1828, chemist Friedrich Wölhler produced beryllium

OBTAINING BERYLLIUM TODAY

• Mining Beryl and Emerald
• Using a scientific process, they are used to make beryllium
• Relatively rare today

USES FOR BERYLLIUM

• Battery contacts and electrical connectors in phones
• Housing fiber optic cables on sea floor
• Used in medical field because it is transparent to xrays

APPEARANCE

• Has a gray, steel like appearance
• Sometimes round in its pure form
• Solid matter at room temperature

SOURCES

• http://beryllium.eu/about-beryllium-and-beryllium-alloys/uses-and-applicati...
• http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele004.html
• http://www.chemicool.com/elements/beryllium.html
• http://www.rsc.org/periodic-table/element/4/beryllium