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Beryllium nitride, Be 3 N 2, is a high-melting-point compound which is readily hydrolyzed. Beryllium azide, BeN 6 is known and beryllium phosphide, Be 3 P 2 has a similar structure to Be 3 N 2. A number of beryllium borides are known, such as Be 5 B, Be 4 B, Be 2 B, BeB 2, BeB 6 and BeB 12.
Beryllium fluoride has distinctive optical properties. In the form of fluoroberyllate glass, it has the lowest refractive index for a solid at room temperature of 1.275. Its dispersive power is the lowest for a solid at 0.0093, and the nonlinear coefficient is also the lowest at 2 × 10 −14.
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 alloys are used for mechanical parts when stiffness, light weight, and dimensional stability are required over a wide temperature range. [69] [70] Beryllium-9 is used in small-scale neutron sources that use the reaction 9 Be + 4 He (α) → 12 C + 1 n, the reaction used by James Chadwick when he discovered the neutron.
Beryllium is a chemical element; it has symbol Be and atomic number 4. It is a steel-gray, hard, strong, lightweight and brittle alkaline earth metal. It is a divalent element that occurs naturally only in combination with other elements to form minerals. Gemstones high in beryllium include beryl (aquamarine, emerald, red beryl) and chrysoberyl.
Beryllium-10 has a half-life of 1.39 × 10 6 y, and decays by beta decay to stable boron-10 with a maximum energy of 556.2 keV. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] It is formed in the Earth's atmosphere mainly by cosmic ray spallation of nitrogen and oxygen.
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.
Category: Beryllium. 45 languages. ... This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. A. Beryllium alloys (6 P) C. Beryllium compounds (1 C, 29 P) I.