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Physical properties of beryllium

Atomic number

4

Atomic weigth

9.0122

Crystal structure:
 
Hexagonal close-packed
 
Body-centered cubic
   (above 1254o C )

 
a=2.854, c=3.5829, c/a=1.5677
a=2.550

 

Density:

1.8477 g/cm3

Melting point:

1287 oC

Boiling  point:

2475 oC

Vapor pressure:

LogP(atm)=6.186+1.454x10-4T-16734 T-1

Heat of fusion:

2.8 kcal/g atom

Heat of sublimation:

76.56 kcal/mol

Heat of evaporation:

53.55 kcal/mol

Specific heat:

Cp=4.54+2.12x10-3T-0.82x105T-2 cal/K/mol

Thermal expansion:

11.5x10-6/ oC (0-50 oC) See Fig 1

Entropy 25 oC:

2.28 cal/ oC/mol

Enthalpy 25 oC

465 cal/mol

Electrical resistivity:

4.31 mOhm cm

Magnetic susceptibility  (293 K):

 -1.00x10-9 m3/kg

Velocity of sound:

12600m/s

Volume contraction on solidification:

 3%

 

 

 

Fig 1 :Thermal expansion (100-900 oC)

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