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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. |
| Periodic Table of the Elements | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |||||||
| *Lanthanides | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **Actinides | ||||||||||||||||||||||||