1 Facts
1.1 Interesting Facts
- Radium metal is the heaviest metal of Alkaline earth metals column.
- Radium metal is highly radioactive and does not have any stable isotopes.
- 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.
1.2 Sources
Mining, Ores of metals
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
1.3 History
1.3.1 Who Discovered
Not Available
Carl Wilhelm Scheele
1.3.2 Discovery
1.4 Abundance
1.4.1 Abundance In Universe
1.4.3 Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %~0.000001 %
1E-08
0.1
1.4.4 Abundance In Meteorites
1.4.5 Abundance In Earth's Crust
1.4.6 Abundance In Oceans
1.4.7 Abundance In Humans