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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Ba
W
1.2 Group Number
26
0 17
1.3 Period Number
66
2 7
1.4 Block
s block
d block
1.5 Element Family
Alkaline Earth
Transition Metal
1.6 CAS Number
74403937440337
7429905 54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
Im_ 3m
Im_ 3m
1.8 Space Group Number
229.00229.00
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 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.
  • Tungsten element has the second highest melting point.
  • Pure tungsten can easily cut down with the help of hacksaw.
2.2 Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Carl Wilhelm Scheele
Not Available
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1772
In 1781
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-6 %5 * 10-8 %
5E-09 0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.000001 %~0.0000004 %
1E-08 0.1
2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %0.00 %
1.7E-07 22
2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.03 %0.00 %
9.9E-12 8.1
2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %0.00 %
2E-23 1.1
2.4.6 Abundance In Humans
0.00 %NA
1E-13 1.4
3 Uses
3.1 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.
  • Tungsten and its alloys are used in high-temperature applications like welding electrodes, high-temperature furnace, etc.
  • Tungsten carbide is very hard and used in metal working, mining and petroleum industry.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
NA
3.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Low Toxic
Non Toxic
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
3.2.3 In Blood
0.07 Blood/mg dm-30.00 Blood/mg dm-3
0 1970
3.2.4 In Bone
70.00 p.p.m.0.00 p.p.m.
0 170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
725.00 °C3,410.00 °C
27 3410
4.2 Boiling Point
1,140.00 °C5,660.00 °C
147 5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
4.3.2 Color
Silvery Gray
Grayish White
4.3.3 Luster
NA
Lustrous
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
1.257.50
0.2 8.5
4.4.2 Brinell Hardness
NA2,000.00 MPa
0.14 3490
4.4.3 Vickers Hardness
NA3,430.00 MPa
121 3430
4.5 Speed of Sound
1,620.00 m/s4,620.00 m/s
818 16200
4.6 Optical Properties
4.6.1 Refractive Index
NANA
1.000933 1.7229
4.6.2 Reflectivity
NA62.00 %
58 97
4.7 Allotropes
4.7.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5 Chemical
5.1 Chemical Formula
Ba
W
5.2 Isotopes
5.2.1 Known Isotopes
3733
0 38
5.3 Electronegativity
5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
0.892.36
0.7 2.54
5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
0.680.98
0.22 2.56
5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.971.40
0.86 1.82
5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.88NA
0.62 2.48
5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity
0.881.47
0.659 2.7
5.4 Electropositivity
5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
3.111.64
1.46 3.3
5.5 Ionization Energies
5.5.1 1st Energy Level
502.90 kJ/mol770.00 kJ/mol
375.7 26130
5.5.2 2nd Energy Level
965.20 kJ/mol1,700.00 kJ/mol
710.2162 28750
5.5.3 3rd Energy Level
3,600.00 kJ/molNA
1600 34230
5.5.4 4th Energy Level
NANA
2780 37066
5.5.5 5th Energy Level
NANA
4305.2 97510
5.5.6 6th Energy Level
NANA
5715.8 105800
5.5.7 7th Energy level
NANA
7226.8 114300
5.5.8 8th Energy Level
NANA
8857.4 125300
5.5.9 9th Energy Level
NANA
14110 134700
5.5.10 10th Energy Level
NANA
17100 144300
5.5.11 11th Energy Level
NANA
19900 169988
5.5.12 12th Energy Level
NANA
22219 189368
5.5.13 13th Energy Level
NANA
26930 76015
5.5.14 14th Energy Level
NANA
29196 86450
5.5.15 15th Energy Level
NANA
41987 97510
5.5.16 16th Energy Level
NANA
47206 109480
5.5.17 17th Energy Level
NANA
52737 122200
5.5.18 18th Energy Level
NANA
58570 134810
5.5.19 19th Energy Level
NANA
64702 148700
5.5.20 20th Energy Level
NANA
80400 171200
5.5.21 21st Energy Level
NANA
87000 179100
5.5.22 22nd Energy Level
NANA
93400 184900
5.5.23 23rd Energy Level
NANA
98420 198800
5.5.24 24th Energy Level
NANA
104400 195200
5.5.25 25th Energy Level
NANA
121900 121900
5.5.26 26th Energy Level
NANA
127700 127700
5.5.27 27th Energy Level
NANA
133800 133800
5.5.28 28th Energy Level
NANA
139800 139800
5.5.29 29th Energy Level
NANA
148100 148100
5.5.30 30th Energy Level
NANA
154500 154500
5.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
2.56 g/amp-hr1.14 g/amp-hr
0.16812 8.3209
5.7 Electron Work Function
2.70 eV4.55 eV
2.14 5.65
5.8 Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
6 Atomic
6.1 Atomic Number
5674
3 117
6.2 Electron Configuration
[Xe] 6s2
[Xe] 4f14 5d4 6s2
6.3 Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
6.3.1 Crystal Lattice
6.4 Atom
6.4.1 Number of Protons
5674
3 117
6.4.2 Number of Neutrons
81110
4 184
6.4.3 Number of Electrons
5674
3 117
6.5 Radius of an Atom
6.5.1 Atomic Radius
222.00 pm139.00 pm
112 265
6.5.2 Covalent Radius
215.00 pm162.00 pm
96 260
6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
268.00 pm200.00 pm
139 348
6.6 Atomic Weight
137.33 amu183.84 amu
6.94 294
6.7 Atomic Volume
39.24 cm3/mol9.53 cm3/mol
1.39 71.07
6.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
6.8.1 Previous Element
6.8.2 Next Element
6.9 Valence Electron Potential
21.30 (-eV)140.00 (-eV)
8 392.42
6.10 Lattice Constant
502.80 pm316.52 pm
228.58 891.25
6.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
π/2, π/2, π/2
6.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
1.567 1.886
7 Mechanical
7.1 Density
7.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
3.51 g/cm319.25 g/cm3
0.534 40.7
7.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
3.34 g/cm317.60 g/cm3
0.512 20
7.2 Tensile Strength
NA370.00 MPa
2.5 11000
7.3 Viscosity
NANA
0.001526 0.001526
7.4 Vapor Pressure
7.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
7.11 (Pa)NA
2.47E-11 121
7.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NA0.00 (Pa)
2.62E-10 774
7.5 Elasticity properties
7.5.1 Shear Modulus
4.90 GPa161.00 GPa
1.3 222
7.5.2 Bulk Modulus
9.60 GPa310.00 GPa
1.6 462
7.5.3 Young's Modulus
13.00 GPa411.00 GPa
1.7 528
7.6 Poisson Ratio
NA0.28
0.032 0.47
7.7 Other Mechanical Properties
NA
Ductile, Malleable
8 Magnetic
8.1 Magnetic Characteristics
8.1.1 Specific Gravity
3.6219.22
0.53 4500
8.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
8.1.3 Permeability
NANA
1.25643E-06 0.0063
8.1.4 Susceptibility
NANA
-0.000166 200000
8.2 Electrical Properties
8.2.1 Electrical Property
Superconductor
Superconductor
8.2.2 Resistivity
332.00 nΩ·m52.80 nΩ·m
0.18 961
8.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.03 106/cm Ω0.19 106/cm Ω
0.00666 0.63
8.2.4 Electron Affinity
13.95 kJ/mol78.60 kJ/mol
0 222.8
9 Thermal
9.1 Specific Heat
0.20 J/(kg K)0.13 J/(kg K)
0.11 3.6
9.2 Molar Heat Capacity
28.07 J/mol·K24.27 J/mol·K
16.443 62.7
9.3 Thermal Conductivity
18.40 W/m·K173.00 W/m·K
6.3 429
9.4 Critical Temperature
NANA
26.3 3223
9.5 Thermal Expansion
20.60 µm/(m·K)4.50 µm/(m·K)
4.5 97
9.6 Enthalpy
9.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
140.00 kJ/mol799.10 kJ/mol
7.32 799.1
9.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
7.66 kJ/mol35.23 kJ/mol
2.1 35.23
9.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
175.70 kJ/mol837.00 kJ/mol
61.5 837
9.7 Standard Molar Entropy
62.50 J/mol.K32.60 J/mol.K
9.5 198.1