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Facts About Curium and Barium


Facts About Barium and Curium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
  • Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
  
  • 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.
  

Sources
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions   
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso   
Carl Wilhelm Scheele   

Discovery
In 1944   
In 1772   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
Not Available   
1 * 10-6 %   
16

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %   
~0.000001 %   
18

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available   
0.00 %   
20

Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available   
0.03 %   
11

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
8

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
12

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