Facts About Barium and Aluminium
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.
- Aluminum’s abundance percentage is more as it is found in more than 260 minerals.
- Pure Aluminum always reacts with oxygen rapidly.
- It is a good conductor of heat and electricity and used in transmission lines.
Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
By Electrolysis Process, Earth's crust, Mining
Who Discovered
Carl Wilhelm Scheele
Hans Christian Oersted
Discovery
In 1772
In 1825
Abundance In Earth's Crust