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| ID | 9 |
|---|---|
| Symbol | Ba |
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| Name | Barium |
| Density (g/cm<sup>3</sup>) | 3.51 |
| Atomic Number | 56 |
| Molecular Weight | 137 |
| Melting Point (K) | 1000 |
| Boiling Point (K) | 2143 |
| Specific Heat Capacity (J/kg K) | 205 |
| Electro Negativity | 0.89 |
| Curie temperature (K) | |
| Bohr Magneton (J/T) | |
| Magnetization Saturation (MA m<sup>-1</sup>) | |
| Crystal Structure | ​Body-centered cubic (bcc) |
| Appearance | Silvery gray |
| Element category | Alkaline earth metal |
| Magnetic ordering | Paramagnetic |
| Discovery | Carl Wilhelm Scheele (1772) |
| General Information | Barium is an active metal. It combines easily with oxygen, the halogens, and other non-metals. The halogens are Group 17 of the periodic table and include fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, and astatine. Barium also reacts with water and most acids. |
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| General informations source | http://www.chemistryexplained.com/elements/A-C/Barium.html |