Beryllium Isotopes. N.d. N.p.
HISTORY -
Beryllium was first discovered in 1797 by a French chemist named Louis-Nicholas Vauquelin while he was working with minerals. Although he was the first to actually discover beryllium, two men named Wohler and Bussy were the first to actually make something out of the mineral. In 1828 these two men made the first metallic beryllium. They first got the beryllium in a powder form by reducing beryllium chloride with metallic potassium. Today the most common forms we see are aquamarine and emerald, which are very common and well-known minerals.
ABUNDANCE/EVERYDAY LIFE -
Beryllium is an alkali earth metal which means that it is found on earth, not on other planets or anywhere else. It has a two thirds supply of the earth used to make nuclear reactors, machine parts, and satellites. Although being very common it is only found in igneous rocks and betrandite, which can be mined in Utah. Though, it is very poisonous and is often mixed up with aluminum because of the grey color and hardness. It is always combined with other elements found on earth though, because it is a non-metal.
FACTS -
-Despite the very toxic and poisonous parts of Beryllium it is very useful because i has many unique qualities that many elements are lacking
-It’s natural abundance is at 100 percent
-Is found in around 30 different minerals
-Often used to make cellphones
-Beryllium also played a huge role in the discovery of the neutron
WORKS CITED -
http://nautilus.fis.uc.pt/st2.5/scenes-e/elem/e00410.html
http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele004.html
http://www.chem4kids.com/files/elements/004_speak.html
http://www.eoearth.org/view/article/150515/
http://www.livescience.com/28641-beryllium.html
non-electronic -
Understanding the Elements of the Periodic Table
Alkaline Earth Metals
INTERESTING SOURCE -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qy8JyQShZRA
Beryllium was first discovered in 1797 by a French chemist named Louis-Nicholas Vauquelin while he was working with minerals. Although he was the first to actually discover beryllium, two men named Wohler and Bussy were the first to actually make something out of the mineral. In 1828 these two men made the first metallic beryllium. They first got the beryllium in a powder form by reducing beryllium chloride with metallic potassium. Today the most common forms we see are aquamarine and emerald, which are very common and well-known minerals.
ABUNDANCE/EVERYDAY LIFE -
Beryllium is an alkali earth metal which means that it is found on earth, not on other planets or anywhere else. It has a two thirds supply of the earth used to make nuclear reactors, machine parts, and satellites. Although being very common it is only found in igneous rocks and betrandite, which can be mined in Utah. Though, it is very poisonous and is often mixed up with aluminum because of the grey color and hardness. It is always combined with other elements found on earth though, because it is a non-metal.
FACTS -
-Despite the very toxic and poisonous parts of Beryllium it is very useful because i has many unique qualities that many elements are lacking
-It’s natural abundance is at 100 percent
-Is found in around 30 different minerals
-Often used to make cellphones
-Beryllium also played a huge role in the discovery of the neutron
WORKS CITED -
http://nautilus.fis.uc.pt/st2.5/scenes-e/elem/e00410.html
http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele004.html
http://www.chem4kids.com/files/elements/004_speak.html
http://www.eoearth.org/view/article/150515/
http://www.livescience.com/28641-beryllium.html
non-electronic -
Understanding the Elements of the Periodic Table
Alkaline Earth Metals
INTERESTING SOURCE -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qy8JyQShZRA
