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Barium is a chemical element with the symbol Ba and atomic number 56. Its standard chemical formula is Ba, and it has a mass of 137.327. The element exhibits an oxidation state of 2 and an electronegativity of 0.89. Its electron configuration is described as [Xe] 6s² or 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s² 4d¹⁰ 4p⁶ 5s² 5d¹⁰ 5p⁶ 6s².
The substance has a density of 3.338 and melts at 727 degrees Celsius. It boils at 1897 degrees Celsius. The molar fusion enthalpy is 7.12, and the ionization energy is 3600. The ionic radius measures 1.61. Barium was discovered in 1772 and again in 1808. It is referenced by 1,581 other encyclopedia articles.
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Chemical data
- Formula
- Ba
- Molecular weight
- 137.33 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- barium
- SMILES
- [Ba]
- InChIKey
- DSAJWYNOEDNPEQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 0
- Formal charge
- 0
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Research
35,614 papers- Barium aspiration.The American journal of the medical sciences · 2024Liu Q, Hu ZDOI: 10.1016/j.amjms.2024.01.023
- A Fatal Case Report of Barium Chloride Toxicity.ReviewJournal of analytical toxicology · 2023Copeland CS, Rock KL, Pinhal A et al.DOI: 10.1093/jat/bkac102
- Review on treatment and utilization of barium slag in China.ReviewJournal of environmental management · 2023Gu H, Yang Y, Guo T et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116461
- Barium carbonate intoxication.Intensive care medicine · 1991Schorn TF, Olbricht C, Schüler A et al.DOI: 10.1007/BF01708412
- How to effectively use and interpret the barium swallow: Current role in esophageal dysphagia.ReviewNeurogastroenterology and motility · 2023Sanagapalli S, Plumb A, Lord RV et al.DOI: 10.1111/nmo.14605
- Clinical features and management strategies of acute soluble barium poisoning: a review of case reports.ReviewPostgraduate medicine · 2025Wu J, Liu ZDOI: 10.1080/00325481.2025.2511340
- Barium swallows.Radiography · 1955GREENWAY R
- A review of the health impacts of barium from natural and anthropogenic exposure.Environmental geochemistry and health · 2014Kravchenko J, Darrah TH, Miller RK et al.DOI: 10.1007/s10653-014-9622-7
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- lithophile
- Part of
- alkaline earth metal
- Named after
- weight
- Mass
- 137.327
- Image
- Barium 1.jpg
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- time of discovery or invention
- 1808-01-01
- oxidation state
- 2
- location of discovery
- Royal Institution
- topic's main category
- Category:Barium
- atomic number
- 56
- element symbol
- Ba
- Commons category
- Barium
- discoverer or inventor
- Humphry Davy
- melting point
- 727
- Commons gallery
- Barium
- density
- 3.338
- chemical formula
- Ba
- canonical SMILES
- [Ba]
- molar fusion enthalpy
- 7.12
- different from
- Bario
- MCN code
- 2805.19.20
- boiling point
- 1897
- ionization energy
- 3600
- Unicode character
- 鋇
- electronegativity
- 0.89
- ionic radius
- 1.61
- electron configuration
- 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s² 4d¹⁰ 4p⁶ 5s² 5d¹⁰ 5p⁶ 6s²
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