Facts About Barium and Promethium
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.
- Promethium metal found in Pitchblende.
- Promethium metal is highly radioactive metal.
Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Found in Minerals, Mining
History
Who Discovered
Carl Wilhelm Scheele
Chien Shiung Wu, Emilio Segrè, Hans Bethe
Discovery
In 1772
In 1942
Abundance
Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-6 %
16
Not Available
Abundance In Sun
~0.000001 %
18
~-9999 %
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %
20
Not Available
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.03 %
11
Not Available
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %
8
Not Available
Abundance In Humans
0.00 %
12
Not Available
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