Nomenclature
CAS number: 13327-32-7
BeH
2O
2; mol wt 43.03.
Be 20.94%, H 4.68%, O 74.36%.
Be(OH)
2.
Description and references
Prepn: Ehrlich in Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry vol.
1, G. Brauer, Ed. (Academic Press, New York, 2nd ed., 1963)
p 894.
Properties
Amorphous powder or crystals. d 1.92. Amphoteric. Very slightly
sol in water and dil alkali. Sol in hot concd NaOH soln and acids.Caution
Beryllium and beryllium compounds
are listed as known human carcinogens: Report
on Carcinogens, Eleventh Edition (PB2005-104914, 2004)
p III-32.Use
Manuf of beryllium and beryllium oxide.