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| Name = Beryllium oxide
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| OtherNames = Beryllia, [[Bromellite]]
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| Section1 = {{Chembox Identifiers
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|  CASNo = 1304-56-9
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|  EINECS = 215-133-1
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|  RTECS = DS4025000
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| Section2 = {{Chembox Properties
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|  Reference = <ref>{{RubberBible62nd|page=82}}.</ref>
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|  Formula = BeO
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|  MolarMass = 25.012 g mol<sup>−1</sup>
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|  Appearance = white solid
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|  Density = 3.01 g cm<sup>−3</sup>
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|  Solubility = 200 µg dm<sup>−3</sup>
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|  MeltingPt = 2530(30) °C
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|  BoilingPt = ''approx.'' 3900 °C
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|  ThermalConductivity = 4 W cm<sup>−1</sup> K<sup>−1</sup> <!-- unreferenced -->
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|  BandGap = 10.6 eV <!-- unreferenced -->
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|  RefractIndex = 1.719, 1.733
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|  CrystalStruct = hexagonal, [[Pearson symbol|hP4]]
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|  SpaceGroup = P6<sub>3</sub>/''mc'' (No. 186)
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| Section4 = {{Chembox Thermochemistry
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|  Reference = <ref>{{CODATA thermo}}.</ref>
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|  DeltaHf = –609.4(25) kJ mol<sup>−1</sup>
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|  Entropy = 13.77(4) J K<sup>–1</sup> mol<sup>–1</sup>
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| Section7 = {{Chembox Hazards
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|  Reference = <ref>{{CLP Regulation|index=004-003-00-8|page=341}}</ref>
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|  EUIndex = 004-003-00-8
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|  MSDS = {{ICSC-small|1325}}
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|  GHSPictograms = {{GHS06|Acte Tox. 2, Acute Tox. 3}}{{GHS08|Carc. 1B, STOT RE 1, STOT SE 3, Skin Sens. 1, Eye Irrit. 2, Skin Irrit. 2}}
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|  GHSSignalWord = DANGER
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|  HPhrases = {{H-phrases|350|330|301|372|319|335|315|317}}
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|  FlashPt = Non-flammable
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|  LD50 = 2062 mg/kg (mouse, oral)
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| Section8 = {{Chembox Related
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|  OtherAnions = [[Beryllium sulfide]]<br/>[[Beryllium selenide]]<br/>[[Beryllium telluride]]
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|  OtherCations = [[Magnesium oxide]]<br/>[[Calcium oxide]]<br/>[[Strontium oxide]]<br/>[[Barium oxide]]
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'''Beryllium oxide''', BeO, is a [[basic oxide]]. As with all [[beryllium]] compounds, it is highly [[carcinogen]]ic.<ref name="IARC">{{IARC beryllium}}.</ref>
 
'''Beryllium oxide''', BeO, is a [[basic oxide]]. As with all [[beryllium]] compounds, it is highly [[carcinogen]]ic.<ref name="IARC">{{IARC beryllium}}.</ref>
  
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*[http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/safework/cis/products/icsc/dtasht/_icsc13/icsc1325.htm  International Chemical Safety Card 1325]
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* [http://www.npi.gov.au/database/substance-info/profiles/13.html National Pollutant Inventory - Beryllium and compounds]
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*[http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/npgd0054.html NIOSH Pocket guide to Chemical Hazards]
  
 
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Revision as of 15:05, 20 June 2010

Beryllium oxide
Other names Beryllia, Bromellite
Identifiers
CAS number [1304-56-9]
EC number 215-133-1
RTECS DS4025000
Properties[1]
Chemical formula BeO
Molar mass 25.012 g mol−1
Appearance white solid
Density 3.01 g cm−3
Melting point

2530(30) °C

Boiling point

approx. 3900 °C

Solubility in water 200 µg dm−3
Band gap 10.6 eV
Thermal conductivity 4 W cm−1 K−1
Refractive index (nD) 1.719, 1.733
Structure
Crystal structure hexagonal, hP4
Space group P63/mc (No. 186)
Thermochemistry[2]
Std enthalpy of formation ΔfHo298 –609.4(25) kJ mol−1
Standard molar entropy So298 13.77(4) J K–1 mol–1
Hazards[3]
Material safety data sheet (MSDS) ICSC 1325
EU index number 004-003-00-8
GHS pictograms Acte Tox. 2, Acute Tox. 3Carc. 1B, STOT RE 1, STOT SE 3, Skin Sens. 1, Eye Irrit. 2, Skin Irrit. 2
GHS signal word DANGER
GHS hazard statements H350, H330, H301, H372, H319, H335, H315, H317
Flash point Non-flammable
LD50 2062 mg/kg (mouse, oral)
Related compounds
Other anions Beryllium sulfide
Beryllium selenide
Beryllium telluride
Other cations Magnesium oxide
Calcium oxide
Strontium oxide
Barium oxide
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)

Beryllium oxide, BeO, is a basic oxide. As with all beryllium compounds, it is highly carcinogenic.[4]

References

  1. CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 62nd ed.; Weast, Robert C., Ed.; CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL, 1981; p 82. ISBN 0-8493-0462-8.
  2. Cox, J. D.; Wagman, D. D.; Medvedev, V. A. CODATA Key Values for Thermodynamics; Hemisphere: New York, 1989. ISBN 0891167587, <http://www.codata.org/resources/databases/key1.html>.
  3. Index no. 004-003-00-8 of Annex VI, Part 3, to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006. OJEU L353, 31.12.2008, pp 1–1355 at p 341.
  4. Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds. In Beryllium, Cadmium, Mercury, and Exposures in the Glass Manufacturing Industry; IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans 58; International Agency for Research on Cancer: Lyon, France, 1993; pp 41–117. ISBN 92-832-1258-4, <http://monographs.iarc.fr/ENG/Monographs/vol58/mono58-6.pdf>.

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