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Barium to keep, your intestines very neat.
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State Solid Electron
Configuration [Xe]6s2 Melting point 725.0oC 998.15oK 1337.0oF Boiling point 1140.0oC 1413.2oK 2084.0oF Classification alkaline earth
metal Atomic
Structure cubic |
Atomic Symbol Ba Number of
electrons 56 Number of
protons 56 Number of
neutrons 81 Atomic Mass 137.327 Color silver-white |
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Discovered by Sir Humphrey Davy in
England, in 1808. But minerals containing barium were
discovered by Karl Scheele in 1774.
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Barium, is a soft, heavy, silvery-white metal from the Earth's crust. In some forms, it can be cut with knife. |
All barium compounds that are water
or acid are poisonous, when they come in contact with oxygen
or moisture. There is no OSHA regulation for time of
exposure.
Alkaline: Of, relating to, or
containing an alkali. Having a Ph greater than 7 Isotopes: One of two or more
elements, having the same atomic number, but different
number of electrons. Diagnostic: A conclusion after a
hard and clinical study. Radiologist: The branch of medicine
that deals with the use of radioactive substances in
diagnostic and the treatment of diseases. Pyrotechnics: The art of making and
setting off fireworks. Abundance: A great and plentiful
amount. Emit: To give or send out(matter or
energy). Insoluble: That cannot be
dissolved, insoluble matter.