Beryllium is a silvery-white, lustrous, relatively soft metal of group 2 of the periodic table. The metal is unaffected by air or water, even at red heat. When copper and nickel are alloyed with ...

And generations of children have sung the words, "hydrogen and helium, lithium, beryllium..." in an attempt to memorise some of the 118 elements. This year, the periodic table of chemical elements ...

Here are some popular mnemonics to help you remember the first 20 elements of the periodic table: H - Hydrogen He - Helium Li - Lithium Be - Beryllium ...