Facts About Hafnium and Barium
Interesting Facts
- Hafnium metal is highly reactive, hence not found free in nature.
- Hafnium metal as predicated after Mendeleev finished his periodic table.
- 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
By-product Zirconium Refining
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Who Discovered
Dirk Coster and George de Hevesy
Carl Wilhelm Scheele
Discovery
In 1922
In 1772
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Abundance In Humans
Not Available