Element 4: Beryllium (Be) / āĻŽā§ŒāϞ ā§Ē: āĻŦ⧇⧰āĻŋāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ (Be) – Used in spacecraft, X-ray windows.


Basic Information / āĻŽā§ŒāϞāĻŋāĻ• āϤāĻĨā§āϝ



  • Name: Beryllium / āύāĻžāĻŽ: āĻŦ⧇⧰āĻŋāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ

  • Symbol: Be / āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύ: Be

  • Atomic Number: 4 / āĻĒāĻžā§°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§ąāĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: ā§Ē

  • Nature: Metal / āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋ: āϧāĻžāϤ⧁


Beryllium is a light but very strong metal. : āĻŦ⧇⧰āĻŋāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻāϟāĻž āĻĒā§‹āĻšā§° āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āϧāĻžāϤ⧁āĨ¤


Structure of Atom / āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāϪ⧁⧰ āĻ—āĻ āύ



  • Protons: 4 / āĻĒā§ā§°ā§‹āϟāύ: ā§Ē

  • Electrons: 4 / āχāϞ⧇āĻ•ā§āĻŸā§ā§°āύ: ā§Ē

  • Neutrons: 5 (usually) / āύāĻŋāωāĻŸā§ā§°āύ: ā§Ģ (āϏāĻžāϧāĻžā§°āĻŖāϤ⧇)


Simple atomic structure. āϏāĻšāϜ āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāϪ⧁ āĻ—āĻ āύāĨ¤


Properties / āϗ⧁āĻŖāϏāĻŽā§‚āĻš



  • Hard metal / āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āϧāĻžāϤ⧁

  • Very light / āĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻĒā§‹āĻšā§°

  • High strength / āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀

  • High melting point / āωāĻšā§āϚ āĻ—āϞāύāĻžāĻ‚āĻ•


Uses / āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§°



  • Aircraft parts / āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ⧰ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļāϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ

  • Satellites / āωāĻĒāĻ—ā§ā§°āĻšāϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ

  • Machine parts / āϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§° āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļāϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ

  • X-ray equipment / āĻāĻ•ā§āϏ-⧰⧇ āϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°āϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ


Importance / āϗ⧁⧰⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ



  • Used in aerospace industry

  • Important for space technology

  • Used in medical equipment


Why is Beryllium Special ? / āĻ•āĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻŦ⧇⧰āĻŋāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧇āώ ?


It is strong but very light. : āχ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻĒā§‹āĻšā§°āĨ¤


Fact / āϤāĻĨā§āϝ : Beryllium is used in space technology. : āĻŦ⧇⧰āĻŋāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻĒā§ā§°āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


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Beryllium (Be) – PYQ MCQs


Q1. Beryllium belongs to which group of the periodic table ? :  āĻŦ⧇⧰āĻŋāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻ†ā§ąā§°ā§āϤ āϏāĻžā§°āϪ⧀⧰ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ āĻ—ā§‹āϟāϤ āĻĒ⧰⧇ ?
(a) Group 1 (b) Group 2 (c) Group 17 (d) Group 18


Ans: (b) Group 2
Explanation: Beryllium is an alkaline earth metal, placed in Group 2. : āĻŦ⧇⧰āĻŋāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻāϟāĻž āĻ•ā§āώāĻžā§°ā§€āϝāĻŧ āĻŽā§ƒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ•āĻž āϧāĻžāϤ⧁, āϏ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ—ā§‹āϟ ⧍āϤ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤


Q2. Atomic number of beryllium is: āĻŦ⧇⧰āĻŋāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽā§° āĻĒāĻžā§°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§ąāĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āĻ•āĻŋ ?
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5


Ans: (c) 4
Explanation: Atomic number = number of protons = 4. : āĻĒāĻžā§°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§ąāĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž = āĻĒā§ā§°ā§‹āϟāύ⧰ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž = ā§ĒāĨ¤


Q3. Beryllium is classified as: : āĻŦ⧇⧰āĻŋāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽāĻ• āϕ⧇āύ⧇āĻ•ā§ˆ āĻļā§ā§°ā§‡āĻŖā§€āĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
(a) Non-metal (b) Metal (c) Metalloid (d) Noble gas


Ans: (b) Metal
Explanation: Beryllium is a metal. : āĻŦ⧇⧰āĻŋāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻāϟāĻž āϧāĻžāϤ⧁āĨ¤


Q4. Number of electrons in beryllium atom is: āĻŦ⧇⧰āĻŋāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāϪ⧁āϤ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ āχāϞ⧇āĻ•ā§āĻŸā§ā§°āύ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇ ?
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5


Ans: (c) 4
Explanation: Electrons = atomic number = 4. : āχāϞ⧇āĻ•ā§āĻŸā§ā§°āύ = ā§ĒāĨ¤


Q5. Beryllium is known for: : āĻŦ⧇⧰āĻŋāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻ•āĻŋāĻšā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϜāύāĻžāϜāĻžāϤ ?
(a) Heavy weight (b) Softness (c) Strength and lightness (d) Color


Ans: (c) Strength and lightness
Explanation: It is strong but very light. : āχ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āφ⧰⧁ āĻĒā§‹āĻšā§°āĨ¤


Q6. Beryllium is mainly used in: : āĻŦ⧇⧰āĻŋāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§āϝāϤ āĻ•’āϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
(a) Food (b) Clothes (c) Aerospace (d) Paper


Ans: (c) Aerospace
Explanation: Used in aircraft and satellites. : āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ āφ⧰⧁ āωāĻĒāĻ—ā§ā§°āĻšāϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q7. How many protons are present in beryllium ? : āĻŦ⧇⧰āĻŋāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽāϤ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻĒā§ā§°ā§‹āϟāύ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇ ?
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5


Ans: (c) 4
Explanation: Protons = atomic number = 4. : āĻĒā§ā§°ā§‹āϟāύ = ā§ĒāĨ¤


Q8. Beryllium is used in X-ray equipment because: āĻŦ⧇⧰āĻŋāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻ•ā§āϏ-⧰⧇ āϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°āϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āĻžā§°āĻŖ -
(a) It is heavy (b) It blocks rays (c) It allows X-rays to pass (d) It is soft


Ans: (c) It allows X-rays to pass
Explanation: Beryllium is transparent to X-rays. : āχ āĻāĻ•ā§āϏ-⧰⧇ āĻĒāĻžā§° āĻšāĻŦāϞ⧈ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĨ¤


Q9. Beryllium is: āĻŦ⧇⧰āĻŋāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ -
(a) Gas (b) Liquid (c) Hard metal (d) Non-metal


Ans: (c) Hard metal
Explanation: It is a hard and strong metal. : āχ āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āφ⧰⧁ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āϧāĻžāϤ⧁āĨ¤


Q10. Beryllium is important in space technology because: : āĻŦ⧇⧰āĻŋāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻĒā§ā§°āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϤ āϗ⧁⧰⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ•āĻžā§°āĻŖ -
(a) It is heavy (b) It is light and strong (c) It is gas (d) It is weak


Ans: (b) It is light and strong


Explanation: Its low weight and high strength make it ideal for space use. : āχāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻĒā§‹āĻšā§° āĻ“āϜāύ āφ⧰⧁ āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻ•āĻžāĻļāϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤