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Beryllium
Test your knowledge of the element beryllium with this fun and informative quiz!
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#27105
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Chemistry
Created By:
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#1 In nature, beryllium is only found combined with other elements in minerals.
True
False
#2 By itself, beryllium is fragile, heavy, and malleable.
True
False
#3 Beryllium's density is how many times that of water?
0.80
1.19
1.42
1.85
2.13
#4 What is beryllium's melting point?
832°C
936°C
1094°C
1278°C
1530°C
#5 Beryllium has relatively low transparency to X-rays and other ionizing radiation types.
True
False
#6 Beryllium was discovered by whom as a component of beryl and in emeralds?
Antoine Bussy
Friedrich Wöhler
Louis-Nicolas Vauquelin
James Webb
J. C. Slater
#7 Friedrich Wöhler and Antoine Bussy independently isolated beryllium in what year?
Your Answer:
1 word, 4 letters.
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#8 For about 160 years after its discovery, beryllium was also known as either glucinum or what?
Your Answer:
1 word, 9 letters.
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#9 Of beryllium's isotopes, which is the only relatively stable and common isotope?
Beryllium-7
Beryllium-8
Beryllium-9
Beryllium-10
Beryllium-11
#10 What is the half-life of beryllium-10?
0.65 million years
0.93 million years
1.17 million years
1.20 million years
1.36 million years
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