beryllium

Summary

beryllium is a chemical element^[1]. beryllium draws 4,940 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #49 of 144).^[2]

Key Facts

• beryllium is credited with the discovery of Louis Nicolas Vauquelin^[3].
• beryllium is credited with the discovery of Friedrich Wöhler^[4].
• beryllium is credited with the discovery of Antoine Bussy^[5].
• beryllium's instance of is recorded as chemical element^[6].
• beryllium's instance of is recorded as combustible powder^[7].
• beryllium's instance of is recorded as simple substance^[8].
• beryllium's instance of is recorded as lithophile^[9].
• beryl is named after beryllium^[10].
• beryllium is made of beryl^[11].
• beryllium's location of discovery is recorded as France^[12].
• beryllium's canonical SMILES is recorded as [Be]^[13].
• beryllium's element symbol is recorded as Be^[14].
• beryllium's chemical formula is recorded as Be^[15].
• beryllium is a type of metal^[16].
• beryllium is part of alkaline earth metal^[17].
• beryllium is part of period 2^[18].
• beryllium's Commons category is recorded as Beryllium^[19].
• beryllium's Unicode character is recorded as 鈹^[20].
• beryllium's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1798^[21].
• beryllium's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Beryllium^[22].
• beryllium's Commons gallery is recorded as Beryllium^[23].
• beryllium's atomic number is recorded as {'amount': '+4'}^[24].
• beryllium's electronegativity is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}^[25].
• beryllium's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}^[26].
• beryllium's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include chemical element^[6], combustible powder^[7], simple substance^[8], and lithophile^[9]. beryllium is a type of metal^[16].

Origins

beryl is named after beryllium^[10].

Use and Application

Part of include alkaline earth metal^[17], a group^[28] and period 2^[18], a period^[29].

Influence

Things named for beryllium include beryllonite^[30], a mineral species^[31]; babefphite^[32], a mineral species^[33]; asbecasite^[34], a mineral species^[35]; berborite^[36], a mineral species^[37]; nabesite^[38], a mineral species^[39]; liberite^[40], a mineral species^[41]; and behoite^[42], a mineral species^[43].

Why It Matters

beryllium draws 4,940 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #49 of 144).^[2] beryllium has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] beryllium is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

Entities named for beryllium include beryllonite^[30], a mineral species^[31]; babefphite^[32], a mineral species^[33]; asbecasite^[34], a mineral species^[35]; berborite^[36], a mineral species^[37]; nabesite^[38], a mineral species^[39]; and liberite^[40], a mineral species^[41].