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mineralogy elements Ba Barium

Ba - Barium - ALKALINE EARTH METAL

Barium is a chemical element with atomic number 56 and symbol Ba. It is a heavy metal, mainly produced during the merger of supernovae and neutron stars. It is located in goup 8A of the Periodic Table of Elements.

Barium is a shiny metal, is quite soft, and is silvery-white when freshly reduced. It has a density of 3.5 g/cm3 and melts at 725°C. It is soluble in sulfuric acid, but not in nitric acid or hydrochloric acid.

Barium is used in a variety of applications, including in industry for melting metals, in the alloy industry, and as a catalyst in chemical reactions. It is also used as a material for making small metal parts and dyes for textiles.

In medicine, barium is used as a contrast agent for radiological examinations and for the treatment of kidney and liver diseases. It is also used as a medicine for osteoporosis.

Barium has many properties that make it a useful material for many applications. It is non-toxic, non-corrosive and non-flammable. It has a strong radiation absorption capacity and is easy to work with. It is often used for melting metals and alloys. Finally, it is also an excellent catalyst for chemical reactions.
725°
1640°
137.327
2
56
Ba
[Xe] 6s2
2
8
18
18
8
2
0.89
5.2117
Synthetic
Radioactive
Liquid
Gaseous
Barium Electronic configuration diagram
Electronic configuration diagram

Name Barium
Number 56
Atomic 137.327
Symbol Ba
Fusion 725
Boiling 1640
Density 3.594
Period 6
Group 2
Discovery 1808 Davy
Abundance 425
Radius 2.8
Electronegativity 0.89
Ionization 5.2117
Number of isotopes 25
Electronic configuration [Xe] 6s2
Oxidation states 2
Electron by energy level 2,8,18,18,8,2

Mineral Hardness Density
Alforsite 5.00 / 5.00 4.73
Alsakharovite-Zn 5.00 / 5.00 2.90
Alstonite 4.00 / 4.50 3.69
Anandite 3.00 / 4.00 3.94
Andrémeyerite 5.50 / 5.50 4.15
Ankangite 6.50 / 6.50 4.44
Aradite
Arctite 5.00 / 5.00 3.11
Armenite 7.50 / 7.50 2.76
Arrojadite-(BaFe) 3.54
Arrojadite-(BaNa)
Arrojadite-(SrFe)
Arsenoflorencite-(Nd) 3.50 / 3.50 4.05
Arsenogorceixite 4.00 / 4.00 3.65
Arsenogoyazite 4.00 / 4.00 3.33
Asselbornite 3.00 / 3.00
Babefphite 3.50 / 4.00 4.31
Bafertisite 5.00 / 5.00 3.96
Balipholite 5.00 / 5.50 3.33
Banalsite 6.00 / 6.00 3.07
Baotite 6.00 / 6.00 4.42
Bario-olgite 4.00 / 4.50 4.00
Bario-orthojoaquinite 5.00 / 5.50 3.96
Barioferrite 5.31
Bariomicrolite 4.50 / 5.00 5.68
Barioperovskite
Bariopharmacoalumite 3.50 / 3.50 2.58
Bariopharmacosiderite 3.00 / 3.00 3.07
Bariopyrochlore 4.50 / 5.00 4.00
Bariosincosite 3.00 / 3.00
Barium-zinc alumopharmocosiderite 2.50 / 2.50
Barylite 6.00 / 7.00 4.02
Baryte 3.00 / 3.50 4.47
Barytocalcite 4.00 / 4.00 3.64
Barytolamprophyllite 2.00 / 3.00 3.62
Batiferrite 6.00 / 6.00
Batisite 5.90 / 5.90 3.43
Batisivite 7.00 / 7.00 4.62
Bauranoite 5.00 / 5.00 5.28
Bavsiite
Bazirite 6.00 / 6.50 3.82
Belkovite 6.00 / 7.00 4.16
Bellbergite 5.00 / 5.00 2.20
Benauite 3.50 / 3.50 3.65
Benitoite 6.00 / 6.50 3.60
Benstonite 3.00 / 4.00 3.60
Bergenite 2.00 / 3.00 4.10
Bigcreekite 2.00 / 3.00 2.66
Billietite 5.27
Biraite-(Ce) 5.00 / 5.00 4.76
Bjarebyite 4.00 / 4.00 4.02
Bobshannonite 4.00 / 4.00 3.79
Bobtraillite 5.50 / 5.50 3.16
Bornemanite 3.50 / 4.00 3.47
Bredigite 3.40
Brewsterite-Ba 5.00 / 5.00 2.45
Brewsterite-Sr 5.00 / 5.00 2.45
Burbankite 3.50 / 3.50 3.50
Burovaite-Ca 2.73
Bussenite 4.00 / 4.00 3.63
Byelorussite-(Ce) 5.50 / 6.00 3.92
Bykovaite 3.00 / 3.00 2.98
Byzantievite 4.50 / 5.00 4.25
Bøgvadite 4.00 / 4.00 3.85
Calciouranoite 4.00 / 4.00 4.62
Cámaraite
Canosioite 4.94
Cappelenite-(Y) 6.00 / 6.00 4.40
Carbocernaite 3.00 / 3.00 3.53
Cebaite-(Ce) 4.50 / 5.00 4.81
Cebaite-(Nd) 4.50 / 5.00 4.80
Celsian 6.00 / 6.50 3.10
Cerchiaraite-(Al) 4.50 / 4.50 3.64
Cerchiaraite-(Fe) 4.50 / 4.50 3.71
Cerchiaraite-(Mn) 4.00 / 5.00
Charoite 5.00 / 6.00 2.54
Chernykhite 3.00 / 4.00 3.14
Chromphyllite 3.00 / 3.00 2.88
Clinobarylite 6.50 / 6.50 3.97
Clinoptilolite-Na 3.50 / 4.00 2.10
Colinowensite
Cordylite-(Ce) 4.50 / 4.50 4.44
Cordylite-(La) 4.00 / 4.00 4.33
Coronadite 4.50 / 5.00 5.44
Coutinhoite 1.50 / 1.50
Curetonite 3.50 / 3.50 4.31
Cymrite 2.00 / 3.00 3.41
Dachiardite-Ca 4.00 / 4.50 2.14
Dachiardite-Na 4.00 / 5.00 2.16
Daqingshanite-(Ce) 5.00 / 5.00 3.81
Dargaite
Delindeite 3.30
Devitoite 4.00 / 4.00 4.04
Dickinsonite-(KMnNa) 3.50 / 4.00 3.42
Direnzoite 4.50 / 4.50 2.12
Diversilite-(Ce) 5.00 / 5.00 3.68
Dresserite 2.50 / 3.00 2.96
Dualite 5.00 / 5.00 2.84
Dussertite 3.50 / 3.50 3.75