Facts About Barium and Hafnium
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.
- Hafnium metal is highly reactive, hence not found free in nature.
- Hafnium metal as predicated after Mendeleev finished his periodic table.
Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
By-product Zirconium Refining
Who Discovered
Carl Wilhelm Scheele
Dirk Coster and George de Hevesy
Discovery
In 1772
In 1922
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Abundance In Humans
Not Available