Beryllium nitrate
[CAS# 13597-99-4]

Identification

• Classification: Inorganic chemical industry >> Inorganic salt >> Metal nitrates and nitrites
• Name: Beryllium nitrate
• Synonyms: Beryllium dinitrate
• Molecular Formula: Be(NO₃)₂
• Molecular Weight: 133.02
• CAS Registry Number: 13597-99-4
• EC Number: 237-062-5

Properties

• Density: 1.56 g/cm^3*
• Melting point: 277 ºC^**

^* "International Chemical Safety Cards" data were obtained from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (US)

^** Malakhova, A. Ya.; Uchenye Zapiski Rostovskogo-na-Donu Gosudarstvennogo Universiteta 1959, V60(No. 10), P143-50.

Safety Data

Hazard Classification

Hazard	Class	Category Code	Hazard Statement
Eye irritation	Eye Irrit.	2	H319
Chronic hazardous to the aquatic environment	Aquatic Chronic	2	H411
Skin sensitization	Skin Sens.	1	H317
Acute toxicity	Acute Tox.	2	H330
Carcinogenicity	Carc.	1B	H350
Acute toxicity	Acute Tox.	3	H301
Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure	STOT SE	3	H335
Specific target organ toxicity - repeated exposure	STOT RE	1	H372
Skin irritation	Skin Irrit.	2	H315
Respiratory sensitization	Resp. Sens.	1	H334
Oxidising solids	Ox. Sol.	2	H272

• Hazardous Chemical?: Yes