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Facts About Barium and Nickel


Facts About Nickel and Barium


Facts

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.
  
  • Zinc metal found (obtain) in many forms like granules, foil, dust and in a powder form.
  • After iron, Zinc metal the second most abundant element in the earth crust.
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Carl Wilhelm Scheele   
Axel Fredrik Cronstedt   

Discovery
In 1772   
In 1751   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-6 %   
16
6 * 10-3 %   
4

Abundance In Sun
~0.000001 %   
18
~0.008 %   
3

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
20
1.30 %   
3

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.03 %   
11
0.01 %   
15

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
8
0.00 %   
13

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
12
0.00 %   
14

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