Difference between revisions of "Barium"
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(Category/template. Also, a "barium meal" doesn't sound appetizing. Let's say "ingestion" and not go into culinary details.) |
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| − | {{Element | name=Barium | symbol=Ba | anumber=56 | amass=137.3 amu | | + | {{Element | name=Barium | symbol=Ba | anumber=56 | amass=137.3 amu | state=solid | class=Alkaline Earth | cstructure=Cubic | color=Silver | date=1808 | discname=[[Sir Humphrey Davy]] | origname=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=Barytine or Whiterite. }} |
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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. |