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Beryllium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The name beryllium comes from the Greek beryllos, beryl, from Prakrit veruliya, from Pāli veuriya; possibly from or simply akin to a Dravidian source represented by Tamil veiruor, viar, "to whiten, become pale." [1] At one time beryllium was referred to as glucinium (from Greek glykys, sweet), due to the sweet taste of its salts. |
| | This element was discovered by Louis Vauquelin in 1798 as the oxide in beryl and in emeralds. |
| | Bussy independently isolated the metal in 1828 by reacting potassium and beryllium chloride. |
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