Beryllium

=Beryllium=

by: Nora Sherman

Beryllium is a chemical element that is steely-gray and metallic. It is a fairly rare element in the universe and it is made naturally in combination of other elements. Beryllium can improve many physical properties when added as an alloying element to aluminum, copper, or iron. Tools made with beryllium copper alloys are hard, strong, and will not create sparks when they strike upon a steel surface.




 * Atomic symbol:** Be
 * Atomic number:** 4
 * Atomic weight:** 9.012
 * Melting point:** 1287 °C, ​2349 °F
 * Boiling point:** 2469 °C, ​4476 °F