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Facts About Uranium and Barium


Facts About Barium and Uranium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Major mining countries of Uranium include Russia, Australia, Namibia, Canada and Niger and total 33% Uranium are mine in Kazakhstan.
  
  • 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
Earth's crust, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Not Available   
Carl Wilhelm Scheele   

Discovery
In 1789   
In 1772   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-8 %   
29
1 * 10-6 %   
16

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %   
26
~0.000001 %   
18

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
20

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
36
0.03 %   
11

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
11
0.00 %   
8

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
12

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