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9.0122
Discovery
Vauquelin, Nicholas Louis (1797)
Etymology
Sanskrit via Latin and Greek
Meaning
The gemstone beryl
Phase
(at 21 °C and 101.325 kPa)
Solid
Melting point
(at 101.325 kPa)
1278.0 °C
1551.15 K
Boiling point
2970.0 °C
3243.15 K
Density
1.85 g/cm3
Electronegativity
1.57