Beryllium oxide

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Beryllium oxide
Other names Beryllia, Bromellite
Identifiers
InChI InChI=1/Be.O/rBeO/c1-2
InChIKey LTPBRCUWZOMYOC-SRAGPBHZAE
Standard InChI InChI=1S/Be.O
Standard InChIKey LTPBRCUWZOMYOC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS number [1304-56-9]
EC number 215-133-1
RTECS DS4025000
ChemSpider 14092
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 40 mW m−1 K−1
Refractive index (nD) 1.719, 1.733
Structure[2]
Crystal structure Wurtzite, hP4
Space group P63/mc (No. 186)
Thermochemistry[3]
Std enthalpy of formation ΔfHo298 –609.4(25) kJ mol−1
Standard molar entropy So298 13.77(4) J K–1 mol–1
Hazards[4][5]
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
PEL (U.S.) 0.002 mg m−3 TWA (as Be)
0.005 mg m−3 30 min. (as Be)
0.025 mg m−3 peak (as Be)
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 an amphoteric oxide.[2] As with all beryllium compounds, it is highly carcinogenic.[6]

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. 2.0 2.1 Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, A. Chemistry of the Elements; Pergamon: Oxford, 1984; pp 131–33. ISBN 0-08-022057-6.
  3. 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>.
  4. 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.
  5. Beryllium and beryllium compounds. In Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (NIOSH) Publication No. 2005-149; Government Printing Office: Washington, DC, 2005. ISBN 9780160727511, <http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/npgd0054.html>.
  6. 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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