bariumnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈbeə.ri.əm/us/ˈber.i.əm/symbol Baa chemical element that is a soft, silver-white metal, is alkaline, and combines with oxygen very easily
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Chemical elements
- alkali metal
- antimony
- calcium
- carbonic
- carbonic acid
- cesium
- cl
- graphene
- lithium
- nickel
- plutonium
- quicksilver
- sodium
- strontium
- sulphur
- transition metal
- tungsten
- urea
- vanadium
- zinc
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- Barium gives to the arc a fairly white color.
- Barium is a constituent of certain mineral waters.
- Radium is a metallic element chemically resembling barium.
- The chloride of barium produces the deepest color.
- The salts of barium are also cardiac poisons.