Facts About Barium and Uranium
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.
- Major mining countries of Uranium include Russia, Australia, Namibia, Canada and Niger and total 33% Uranium are mine in Kazakhstan.
Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Earth's crust, Mining, Ores of Minerals
History
Who Discovered
Carl Wilhelm Scheele
Not Available
Discovery
In 1772
In 1789
Abundance
Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-6 %
16
2 * 10-8 %
29
Abundance In Sun
~0.000001 %
18
~0.0000001 %
26
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %
20
0.00 %
99+
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.03 %
11
0.00 %
36
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %
8
0.00 %
11
Abundance In Humans
0.00 %
12
Not Available
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