Facts About Barium and Magnesium
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.
- Magnesium ions are present in every chlorophyll of every green plant .
- Controlling Magnesium fire by pouring water on it will result in explosions.
Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
By Electrolysis Process, In Ocean, Mining
Who Discovered
Carl Wilhelm Scheele
Joseph Black
Discovery
In 1772
In 1755
Abundance In Earth's Crust