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Facts About Barium and Rhenium


Facts About Rhenium 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.
  
  • Chemical properties of Rhenium are similar to Manganese.
  • Rhenium metal is created while refining Molybdenum.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Carl Wilhelm Scheele   
Masataka Ogawa   

Discovery
In 1772   
In 1908   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-6 %   
16
2 * 10-8 %   
29

Abundance In Sun
~0.000001 %   
18
~0.00000001 %   
29

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
20
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.03 %   
11
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
8
0.00 %   
34

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
12
Not Available   

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