Timothy P. Hanusa
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Professor, Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee.
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Beryllium (Be), chemical element, the lightest member of the alkaline-earth metals of Group 2 (IIa) of the periodic table, used in metallurgy as a hardening agent and in many outer space and nuclear applications. atomic number 4 atomic weight 9.0121831 melting point 1,287 °C (2,349 °F) boiling…
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