Barium
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Barium | |
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Properties | |
Atomic symbol | Ba |
Atomic number | 56 |
Classification | Alkaline Earth |
Atomic mass | 137.3 amu |
Other Information | |
Date of discovery | 1808 |
Name of discoverer | Sir Humphrey Davy |
Name origin | From the Greek barys, meaning heavy. |
Uses | Ingestion of barium is used in radiography to allow the alimentary canal to be viewed by x-ray. |
Obtained from | Barytine or Whiterite. |
Barium is a soft, silvery metal which is highly reactive.
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56
Ba 137.34 |
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