Beryllium
颁辞苍迟谤颈产耻迟辞谤:听Todd Osborn, UT alumnus
About the Display:听The display features:
- Be pebbles
- a sheet of Be foil
- a vacuum cast Be ingot
- a Be rod
- a hollow Be gyroscope sphere from the inertial guidance system of a B52 bomber
Berylliosis is a lung disease, also known as Chronic Beryllium Disease (CBD), that is caused
by the inhalation of Be dust or fumes. While not everyone exposed to Be will get the
disease, it can be serious and contribute to the development of lung cancer.
About the 颁辞苍迟谤颈产耻迟辞谤:听All the items in this display were donated by Materion, formally known as Brush Wellman. Todd and his friends from work were doing a Mud Run wearing shirts saying "Be Tough".
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Symbol:听Be
Atomic Number:听4
Atomic Mass:听9.012182听u
Electron Configuration:听[He] 2s2
Year Discovered:听1798
Discovered By:听Louis Nicolas Vauquelin