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Beryllium

Be9.012183 g/mol Calculated

Also called glucineum.

A metal lighter than aluminium and stiffer than steel, transparent to X-rays, and toxic enough to scar lungs permanently. Element 4.

Sources and notes
  • The introductionfrom sourceMoleculeFinder curated
  • Other namesfrom sourceWikidataIts English label and aliases on Wikidata.
  • Formula and weightcomputedPubChem
  • 2D drawingcomputedPubChem structure, drawn by RDKit

Where you encounter it

A pure element or an engineered material, rather than an ingredient in a product.

Sources and notes
  • The line abovefrom sourceMoleculeFinder curatedFrom the group the molecule belongs to.

Properties and sources

Calculated by PubChem

Molecular formula
Be
Molecular weight
9.012183 g/mol

Reported Hazard label (GHS), ECHA, EU CLP Regulation, Safe Work Australia via PubChem

Danger Toxic pictogram (GHS06), Irritant pictogram (GHS07) and Health hazard pictogram (GHS08); hazard statements H301, H315, H317, H319, H330, H334, H335, H350, H372

Groups it belongs to

Category
Element & material
Family
Chemical elements
Hazard classes
Acutely toxic, Irritant, Health hazard, GHS Danger
Size
Under 100 g/mol
SMILES[Be]

PubChem CID 5460467 · Wikidata Q569 · InChIKey ATBAMAFKBVZNFJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N · Data refreshed

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Questions
What is Beryllium?
A metal lighter than aluminium and stiffer than steel, transparent to X-rays, and toxic enough to scar lungs permanently. Element 4.
How toxic is Beryllium?
Its GHS hazard label carries the signal word Danger and the hazard pictograms Toxic, Irritant and Health hazard. from source
What kind of molecule is Beryllium?
Beryllium has the formula Be and a molecular weight of 9.012 g/mol. MoleculeFinder files it under chemical elements, in the element & material group. from sourcefrom sourcefrom sourcefrom source
What else is Beryllium called?
Beryllium is also called glucineum. from source
Sources and notes
  • Calculated valuescomputedPubChemComputed from the structure, so no laboratory conditions apply; complexity is PubChem's own structural score.
  • Hazard labelfrom sourceECHA, EU CLP Regulation, Safe Work Australia via PubChemThe label combines these classifications.
  • ECHAfrom sourceAttributionSource: European Chemicals Agency, echa.europa.eu.
  • EU CLP Regulationfrom sourceAttributionSource: EUR-Lex, Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008, © European Union.
  • Safe Work Australiafrom sourceAttributionSource: Safe Work Australia, Hazardous Chemical Information System, © Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 4.0.
  • Data refreshedfrom sourceMoleculeFinder2026-11-09