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What the name
means: The name Beryllium comes from
the Greek word beryllos, meaning
beryl. As long ago as prehistoric times,
the different types of the stone known as
beryl have been considered precious. The
green form of beryl is better known as
emerald.
Who
identified
beryllium? In 1797 Louis Nicolas
Vauquelin, a French alchemist working in
Paris, identified beryllium in a rock
called Bery. It took another 150 years for
beryllium metal to be produced in any quantity.
About beryllium:
Beryllium belongs to the alkaline
earth metals. This is the vertical group II
of the periodic table. It is a greyish,
light solid at room temperature and
pressure. One interesting fact about
beryllium is that it transmits sound faster
than any other element! |
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