Beryllium It’s a chemical element with a symbol Be and atomic number 4. Beryllium atomic mass is 9 and its melting point is 1278 C degrees. Also beryllium is a solid at room temperature with the density of 1.85 g/cm, Beryllium is grayish white color. Beryllium was discovered in 1789 by Vaquelin. It used to be called glucinium due to the sweet taste of it’s salt. And it was isolated independently in 1828 by two scientists Wohler and Bussy. In the French language the element is referred to as “glucinium”. Aquamarine and emerald are the most popular varities of this mineral. The properties of beryllium is that it resists oxidation and it conducts electricity very quickly. Beryllium is a metal with a high thermal conductivity. It’s very light,
