Beryllium-7 (${}^7\mathrm{Be}$)

Beryllium-7 contains four protons and three neutrons. It forms in reactions including ${}^3\mathrm{He}+{}^4\mathrm{He}\to {}^7\mathrm{Be}+\gamma$ and becomes lithium-7 through electron capture. In the early universe its ionization state affects when capture occurs, so the final primordial lithium inventory includes the earlier beryllium inventory rather than just lithium present when nuclear burning ends.