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be•ryl•li•um
Pronunciation: (bu-ril'ē-um), [key]—
n. Chem.
a steel-gray, bivalent, hard, light, metallic element, the salts of which are sweet: used chiefly in copper alloys for better fatigue endurance, in springs, and in electrical contacts.
Symbol: Be;
at. wt.: 9.0122;
at. no.: 4;
sp. gr.: 1.8 at 20° C.
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