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Facts About Barium and Americium

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1 Facts
1.1 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.
  • Americium metal is produced by bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons.
  • Americium metal was discovered as a by-product while testing an atomic bomb (Manhattan Project).
1.2 Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Obtained By Bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons
1.3 History
1.3.1 Who Discovered
Carl Wilhelm Scheele
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Leon O. Morgan, Albert Ghiorso
1.3.2 Discovery
In 1772
In 1944
1.4 Abundance
1.4.1 Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-6 %NA
Facts About Thallium
5E-09 0.11
1.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.000001 %~-9999 %
Facts About Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
1.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %NA
Facts About Gold
1.7E-07 22
1.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.03 %NA
Facts About Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
1.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %NA
Facts About Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
1.4.6 Abundance In Humans
0.00 %NA
Facts About Radium
1E-13 1.4