Barium

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

Precautions

All water or acid soluble barium compounds are extremely poisonous.

Related Topics:
Soluble - Poison

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Oxidation occurs very easily and, to remain pure, barium should be kept under a petroleum-based fluid (such as kerosene) or other suitable oxygen-free liquids that exclude air. Barium sulfate can be used in medicine only because it does not dissolve, and is eliminated completely from the digestive tract.

Related Topics:
Oxidation - Kerosene - Oxygen

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