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Uploaded by on Mar 25, 2011

In this video I talk about some of the uses beryllium has found for itself. I also react it with hydrochloric acid and water to create minute quantities of beryllium chloride and beryllium hydroxide.

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  • Actually beryllium certainly is not the second lightest metal unless you mean in terms of atomic weight, in which case it would be. Sodium, potassium, rubidium, magnesium, and calcium are all lighter. By the way you're very smart and knowledgeable for your age!

  • @DANGJOS Yes, I certainly meant by atomic weight. I have thrown sodium into water many a time, and (unlike beryllium) it floats.

  • YO DUDE I JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS I USED YOUR FACTS TO DO A PROJECT AND GOT A 100

  • @multilook4me Thanks!

  • Did he just say..See ya MORONS??? :O

  • @hiraxoxo Lol! No, I said "see you at boron" (the next element on the periodic table). For some reason, when I uploaded the video the last second or two got cut off. Some people think that boron itself is a boring moron, hence the name. (-:)

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  • I heard this is an elelmenet to invest into in the future

    they may make airplanes out of them and laser casings

  • Nice Video! I have that same small spherical form! I'm guessing it came from the same place I bought my sample, because it has that same casted shape. It looks like lead, but it feels like plastic. It's VERY light and hard. You can handle it without gloves, but can react with skin. It also has no biological role. It is poisonous. It can cause berylliosis, which are nodules formed in the lungs caused by beryllium dust inhalation. It's also used to produce neutrons too. That's ~$20, a nice sample!

  • @NitroEthanol The danger in handling beryllium is in inhalation. Because my beryllium is a lump, the chances of inhalation are extremely low. Just to be safe I had my fan on low.

  • how do you handle it without getting Beryllium poisoning

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