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.
- It is synthetically produced metal.
- Radiation hazard can be produce by it.
1.2 Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Bombarding Californium-252 with Boron Nuclei, Found in Minerals, Mining
1.3 History
1.3.1 Who Discovered
Carl Wilhelm Scheele
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
1.3.2 Discovery
1.4 Abundance
1.4.1 Abundance In Universe
1.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.000001 %~-9999 %
1E-08
0.1
1.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
1.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
1.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
1.4.6 Abundance In Humans