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Schematic structure of basic beryllium acetate Beryllium hydrolysis. Water molecules attached to Be are omitted in this diagram Structure of the trimeric hydrolysis product of beryllium(II) Solutions of beryllium salts, such as beryllium sulfate and beryllium nitrate , are acidic because of hydrolysis of the [Be(H 2 O) 4 ] 2+ ion.
In contrast, BeF 2 is a 3-dimensional polymer, with a structure akin to that of quartz. In the gas phase, BeCl 2 exists both as a linear monomer and a bridged dimer with two bridging chlorine atoms where the beryllium atom is 3-coordinate. [5] The linear shape of the monomeric form is as predicted by VSEPR theory.
Beryllium is unique as being the only monoisotopic element with both an even number of protons and an odd number of neutrons. There are 25 other monoisotopic elements but all have odd atomic numbers, and even numbers of neutrons. Of the 10 radioisotopes of beryllium, the most stable are 10 Be with a half-life of 1.387(12) million years [nb 1 ...
Beryllium-8 (8 Be, Be-8) is a radionuclide with 4 neutrons and 4 protons. It is an unbound resonance and nominally an isotope of beryllium . It decays into two alpha particles with a half-life on the order of 8.19 × 10 −17 seconds.
Structure of beryllium fluoride (BeF 2), a compound with a linear geometry at the beryllium atom. The linear molecular geometry describes the geometry around a central atom bonded to two other atoms (or ligands) placed at a bond angle of 180°.
Beryllium oxide (BeO), also known as beryllia, is an inorganic compound with the formula BeO. This colourless solid is an electrical insulator with a higher thermal conductivity than any other non-metal except diamond , and exceeds that of most metals. [ 12 ]
Beryllium hydride (systematically named poly[beryllane(2)] and beryllium dihydride) is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula (BeH 2) n (also written ([BeH 2]) n or BeH 2). This alkaline earth hydride is a colourless solid that is insoluble in solvents that do not decompose it.
Beryllium-10 (10 Be) is a radioactive isotope of beryllium. It is formed in the Earth's atmosphere mainly by cosmic ray spallation of nitrogen and oxygen. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Beryllium-10 has a half-life of 1.39 × 10 6 years, [ 6 ] [ 7 ] and decays by beta decay to stable boron-10 with a maximum energy of 556.2 keV.