Symbol
Ba
Pt
Group Number
210
0
17
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Period Number
66
2
7
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Block
s block
d block
Element Family
Alkaline Earth
Transition Metal
CAS Number
74403937440064
7429905
54386242
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Space Group Name
Im_ 3m
Fm_ 3m
Space Group Number
229.00225.00
11
276
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Interesting Facts
- Barium oxidizes very easily in the air.
- All toxic compounds of Barium can easily dissolve in water.
- Barium carbonate is used to produce a Rat poison and its other compound Barium nitrate is used in fireworks to produce green color.
- Platinum is the rarest metal from the Precious metal categories..
- Commercially Platinum is produced as a byproduct in ores of nickel.
Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
History
Who Discovered
Carl Wilhelm Scheele
Antonio de Ulloa
Discovery
In 1772
In 1735
Abundance
Abundance In Universe
0.00 %0.00 %
0
0.11
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Abundance In Sun
0.00 %0.00 %
0
0.1
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Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %0.00 %
0
22
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Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.03 %0.00 %
1E-37
8.1
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Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %-
0
1.1
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Abundance In Humans
0.00 %0.00 %
0
1.4
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Uses & Benefits
- It is sued in chemical paint manufacturing and glass manufacturing.
-
Compounds of this metal are toxic; but still the barium sulfate is insoluble and given to patients suffering from digestive disorder.
- Platinum metal is mainly used in jewellery.
-
Platinum is used as an industrial catalyst in production of nitric acid, silicone and benzene.
Industrial Uses
Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Aerospace Industry, Chemical Industry
Medical Uses
-
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing
Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys, Bullion, Coinage, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues
Biological Properties
Toxicity
Low Toxic
Non Toxic
Present in Human Body
✔
✘
✔
✘
In Blood
0.07 Blood/mg dm-30.00 Blood/mg dm-3
0
1970
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In Bone
70.00 p.p.m.0.00 p.p.m.
0
170000
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Melting Point
725.00 °C1,772.00 °C
-38.83
3410
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Boiling Point
1,140.00 °C3,827.00 °C
0
5660
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Appearance
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Color
Silvery Gray
Silvery White
Luster
-
Metallic
Hardness
Mohs Hardness
1.253.50
0.2
8.5
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Brinell Hardness
130.00 MPa300.00 MPa
0.14
3490
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Vickers Hardness
210.00 MPa400.00 MPa
0
3920
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Speed of Sound
1,620.00 m/s2,800.00 m/s
818
16200
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Optical Properties
Refractive Index
1.472.41
0.155
3.41
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Reflectivity
65.00 %73.00 %
5
97
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Allotropes
✔
✘
✔
✘
α Allotropes
-
-
β Allotropes
-
-
γ Allotropes
-
-
Chemical Formula
Ba
Pt
Isotopes
Known Isotopes
3735
0
38
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Electronegativity
Pauling Electronegativity
0.892.28
0
2.6
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Sanderson Electronegativity
0.682.28
0.22
2.56
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Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.971.44
0.86
1.9
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Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.882.20
0.62
2.48
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Allen Electronegativity
0.881.72
0.659
2.7
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Electropositivity
Pauling Electropositivity
3.111.72
1.46
3.3
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Ionization Energies
1st Energy Level
502.90 kJ/mol870.00 kJ/mol
375.7
26130
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2nd Energy Level
965.20 kJ/mol1,791.00 kJ/mol
392.8
28750
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3rd Energy Level
3,600.00 kJ/mol2,277.00 kJ/mol
392.8
34230
👆🏻
4th Energy Level
502.90 kJ/mol8,702.00 kJ/mol
375.7
37066
👆🏻
5th Energy Level
5,020.00 kJ/mol8,702.00 kJ/mol
392
97510
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6th Energy Level
5,020.00 kJ/mol8,700.00 kJ/mol
1007
105800
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7th Energy level
5,020.00 kJ/mol8,700.00 kJ/mol
1007
114300
👆🏻
8th Energy Level
5,020.00 kJ/mol8,700.00 kJ/mol
730
125300
👆🏻
9th Energy Level
5,020.00 kJ/mol5,660.00 kJ/mol
1007
134700
👆🏻
10th Energy Level
5,020.00 kJ/mol8,700.00 kJ/mol
392
144300
👆🏻
11th Energy Level
5,020.00 kJ/mol8,700.00 kJ/mol
392
169988
👆🏻
12th Energy Level
5,020.00 kJ/mol8,700.00 kJ/mol
0
189368
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13th Energy Level
5,020.00 kJ/mol8,700.00 kJ/mol
1007
76015
👆🏻
14th Energy Level
5,020.00 kJ/mol870.00 kJ/mol
380
86450
👆🏻
15th Energy Level
50,200.00 kJ/mol87,000.00 kJ/mol
33000
100700
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16th Energy Level
50,270.00 kJ/mol870.00 kJ/mol
375.7
109480
👆🏻
17th Energy Level
502.90 kJ/mol870.00 kJ/mol
375.7
122200
👆🏻
18th Energy Level
5,020.00 kJ/mol8,700.00 kJ/mol
0
134810
👆🏻
19th Energy Level
502.90 kJ/mol870.00 kJ/mol
375.7
148700
👆🏻
20th Energy Level
502.00 kJ/mol870.00 kJ/mol
0
171200
👆🏻
21st Energy Level
502.90 kJ/mol870.00 kJ/mol
375.7
179100
👆🏻
22nd Energy Level
502.00 kJ/mol870.00 kJ/mol
330
184900
👆🏻
23rd Energy Level
502.90 kJ/mol870.10 kJ/mol
357.6
198800
👆🏻
24th Energy Level
502.90 kJ/mol870.00 kJ/mol
297.3
195200
👆🏻
25th Energy Level
503.00 kJ/mol870.00 kJ/mol
0
121900
👆🏻
26th Energy Level
502.90 kJ/mol870.00 kJ/mol
357.6
127700
👆🏻
27th Energy Level
502.90 kJ/mol870.10 kJ/mol
0
133800
👆🏻
28th Energy Level
502.90 kJ/mol870.10 kJ/mol
297.3
139800
👆🏻
29th Energy Level
502.90 kJ/mol870.00 kJ/mol
0
148100
👆🏻
30th Energy Level
503.00 kJ/mol870.00 kJ/mol
0
154500
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Electrochemical Equivalent
2.56 g/amp-hr1.82 g/amp-hr
0.16812
8.3209
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Electron Work Function
2.70 eV5.65 eV
2.14
6
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Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
Chemical Stability, Anti Corrosion, Ionization
Atomic Number
5678
3
117
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Electron Configuration
[Xe] 6s2
[Xe] 4f14 5d9 6s1
Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
Crystal Lattice
Atom
Number of Protons
5678
3
117
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Number of Neutrons
81117
4
285
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Number of Electrons
5678
3
117
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Radius of an Atom
Atomic Radius
222.00 pm139.00 pm
0
348
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Covalent Radius
215.00 pm136.00 pm
0
260
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Van der Waals Radius
268.00 pm175.00 pm
0
348
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Atomic Weight
137.33 amu47.87 amu
6.94
294
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Atomic Volume
39.24 cm3/mol9.09 cm3/mol
1.39
71.07
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Adjacent Atomic Numbers
Previous Element
Next Element
Valence Electron Potential
21.30 (-eV)392.42 (-eV)
0
392.42
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Lattice Constant
502.80 pm392.42 pm
0
891.25
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Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
π/2, π/2, π/2
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.571.56
0.423
1.9
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Density
Density At Room Temperature
3.51 g/cm321.45 g/cm3
0.534
40.7
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Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
3.34 g/cm319.77 g/cm3
0.512
41
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Tensile Strength
55.00 MPa125.00 MPa
0.1
11000
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Viscosity
0.000.00
1.5E-05
0.0035
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Vapor Pressure
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
7.11 (Pa)0.00 (Pa)
0
121
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Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)0.07 (Pa)
0
774
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Elasticity properties
Shear Modulus
4.90 GPa61.00 GPa
1.3
222
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Bulk Modulus
9.60 GPa230.00 GPa
0
462
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Young's Modulus
13.00 GPa168.00 GPa
0
528
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Poisson Ratio
0.220.38
0.032
0.47
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Other Mechanical Properties
-
Ductile, Malleable
Magnetic Characteristics
Specific Gravity
3.6221.45
0.53
4500
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Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
Permeability
0.00 H/m0.00 H/m
1.25643E-06
0.0063
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Susceptibility
0.000.00
-0.000166
200000
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Electrical Properties
Electrical Property
Superconductor
Conductor
Resistivity
332.00 nΩ·m105.00 nΩ·m
0.1
961
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Electrical Conductivity
0.03 106/cm Ω0.10 106/cm Ω
0
0.63
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Electron Affinity
13.95 kJ/mol205.30 kJ/mol
0
222.8
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Specific Heat
0.20 J/(kg K)0.13 J/(kg K)
0.1
3.6
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Molar Heat Capacity
28.07 J/mol·K25.86 J/mol·K
13.1
62.7
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Thermal Conductivity
18.40 W/m·K71.60 W/m·K
0
429
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Critical Temperature
1,000.00 K2,041.00 K
26.3
3695
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Thermal Expansion
20.60 µm/(m·K)8.80 µm/(m·K)
4.5
97
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Enthalpy
Enthalpy of Vaporization
140.00 kJ/mol510.50 kJ/mol
7.32
799.1
👆🏻
Enthalpy of Fusion
7.66 kJ/mol19.70 kJ/mol
2.1
35.23
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Enthalpy of Atomization
175.70 kJ/mol565.00 kJ/mol
61.5
837
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Standard Molar Entropy
62.50 J/mol.K41.60 J/mol.K
9.5
198.1
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