part solid – частично твердый
part liquid –частично жидкий
exactly – точно
to classify – классифицировать
state of matter – состояние вещества
definite – определенный
shape – форма
volume – объем
to squeeze – выжимать
tube – тюбик, труба
to flow – течь (глагол)
almost – почти
jelly – желе
shaving cream – крем для бритья
smoke – дым
dough – тесто
heterogeneous – неоднородный, гетерогенный
different – разный
foam – дым
gas – газ
to disperse – растворять , рассеивать
liquid – жидкий
jelly – желе
gel – гель
solid – твердый
to consist of – состоять из
dispersed phase – дисперсная фаза
inside – внутри
continuous medium – постоянная среда
Beryllium
Beryllium is a greyish-white metallic chemical element. Beryllium is hard, brittle, lightweight, nonmagnetic element. It is an excellent conductor of heat. It is easily attacked by alkalis or mineral acids with the exception of nitric acid. When we expose it to air at ordinary temperatures, the metal forms an oxide coating that protects it from rust. Beryllium is widely used in alloys because it imparts hardness and strength to copper. Beryllium-copper alloys are used to make electrical contacts, springs, antimagnetic tools and many other devices.
Beryllium and many beryllium compounds are toxic. Beryllium metal, which is about two-thirds as heavy as aluminium, is used in the parts of jet engines, missiles, high-speed aircraft, and spacecraft. It is used as an additive in solid rocket fuels and as a reflector to regulate the flow of neutrons in nuclear reactors. Because it is highly transparent to X-rays, the metal is used in X-ray tubes to form a "window" through which the rays are emitted.
The most important beryllium compound is beryllium oxide. It is extremely hard, it is strong, and it has high electrical resistance. Beryllium oxide is used as a heat-conducting material in electronic devices. It is used to make high-temperature crucibles.
The most important beryllium ore is beryl. Beryl is mined in many parts of the world. Most beryllium is produced by the conversion of the beryllium compounds in the ores to beryllium fluoride, and then the fluoride is reduced with magnesium.
Beryllium was discovered in 1798 by the French chemist Louis Vauquelin. The metal was first prepared in pure form in 1828 by the German chemist Friedrich Whler and, independently, the French chemist Antoine Bussy.
The symbol of beryllium is Be. Its atomic number is 4. The atomic weight of beryllium is 9.01218. Its melting point is 2,332 F. (1,278 C.). The boiling point of beryllium is 5,378 F. (2,970 C.). Beryllium has specific gravity of 1.85. Beryllium has one stable isotope, Be-9. It belongs to Group II-A of the Periodic Table and has a valence of +2.
Vocabulary notes
beryllium бериллий
greyish-white серовато-белый
lightweight легкий
to be easily attacked легко подвергаться воздействию
alkalis щелочи
mineral acids минеральные кислоты
an oxide coating оксидное покрытие
to protect защищать
rust ржавчина
hardness твердость
to impart придавать
beryllium-copper alloys берилиево-медные сплавы
electrical contacts электрические контакты
springs пружины
antimagnetic tools антимагнитные инструменты
a part деталь
jet engines двигатели реактивных самолетов
а missile ракета
high-speed aircraft высоко скоростной самолет
spacecraft космический корабль
an additive добавка
solid rocket fuels твердоракетное топливо
a reflector отражатель
the flow of neutrons поток нейтронов
а nuclear reactor ядерный реактор
transparent прозрачный
X-rays рентгеновские лучи
а X-ray tube рентгеновская трубка
to emit излучаться
a heat-conducting material теплопроводный материал
high-temperature crucibles высокотемпературные тигели
beryl берилл
to mine добывать
conversion переработка
beryllium fluoride фторид бериллия
magnesium магний