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Barium is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Ba and atomic number 56. A soft silvery metallic element, barium is an alkaline earth metal and melts at a very high temperature. It is never found in nature in its pure form due to its reactivity with air. Its oxide is historically known as baryta but it reacts with water and carbon dioxide and is not found as a mineral. The most common naturally occurring minerals are the very insoluble barium sulfate, BaSO4 (barite), and carbonate, BaCO3 (witherite).
Notable characteristics
Barium is a metallic element that is chemically similar to calcium but more reactive. This metal oxidizes very easily when exposed to air and is highly reactive with water or alcohol, producing hydrogen gas. Burning in air or oxygen produces not just the oxide BaO but also the peroxide. Simple compounds of this heavy element are notable for their high specific gravity. This is true of the most common barium-bearing mineral, its sulfate barite BaSO4, also called 'heavy spar' due to the high density (4.5 g/cm3).
Applications
Barium has some medical and many industrial uses: More on [ Barium ]
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NailaJ (Naila Jinnah) Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:05:56 -0000
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@peterstraubnyc and that barium nastiness! I won't tell you, gentile Peter, what swallowing 3 of those was like. I'm sure you thought of it.
raingraves (Rain Graves) Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:57:05 -0000
@peterstraubnyc and that barium nastiness! I won't tell you, gentile Peter, what swallowing 3 of those was like. I'm sure you thought of it.
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johnbowman (John Bowman) Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:38:09 -0000
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Barium is a great invention but for those of us who had to drink it. YUCK pray I never have to do that 2xs
melissabayles (melissabayles) Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:01:31 -0000
Barium is a great invention but for those of us who had to drink it. YUCK pray I never have to do that 2xs
drinkin barium sulfate
MizzIndependent (Paloma) Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:55:14 -0000
drinkin barium sulfate
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