Barium

:Barium is also the Latin name for the city Bari in Italy.

Notable characteristics

Barium is a metallic element that is chemically similar to calcium, yet is soft and in its pure form is silvery white resembling lead. This metal oxidizes very easily when exposed to air and is highly reactive with water or alcohol. Barium is decomposed by water or alcohol. Some of the compounds of this element are remarkable for their high specific gravity, as is its sulfate: barite Ba(SO4) also called heavy spar.

Related Topics:
Metal - Calcium - Lead - Oxidizes - Reactive - Water - Alcohol - Specific gravity - Sulfate - Barite

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