Facts About Barium and Protactinium
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.
- Protactinium metal has 29 isotopes.
- Isotopes of Protactinium-231 used in nuclear weapon.
Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Found in Uranium Ores, Mining, Ores of metals
Who Discovered
Carl Wilhelm Scheele
William Crookes
Discovery
In 1772
In 1900
Abundance In Meteorites
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Abundance In Earth's Crust