Environment Impact and Health Effects of Beryllium
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December 7th, 2009
Beryllium is a steel gray, strong, and light-weight element that is toxic and primarily used as hardening agent in alloys. In group 2 (or IIA) of the periodic table, beryllium ranks about 51st in natural abundance among the elements in Earth’s crust. It has a high strength per unit weight. It is one of the light metals that have the highest melting points. Besides having excellent thermal conductivity and being nonmagnetic, beryllium resists attack by concentrated nitric acid and Read more