Facts About Barium and Ruthenium
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.
  
- Ruthenium element has been extracted from used nuclear fuel.
- Ruthenium metal also produces as a by-product of the Nickel mining.
  
Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
  
By-product of Nickel Refining, Found in Minerals, Mining
  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Carl Wilhelm Scheele
  
Karl Ernst Claus
  
Discovery
In 1772
  
In 1844
  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Sun
~0.000001 %
  
18
~0.0000005 %
  
22
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Abundance In Humans
Not Available