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is the 14th most common element of the Periodic Table of Elements. It makes up 1/2000th of the crust of the earth. Its atomic number is 56, and its atomic symbol is Ba. The atomic weight of is 137.34. is a silver-colored metal. is in group 2 (or IIa) of the periodic table. It belongs to the alkaline earth group. The melting point of i ...

Part two of term paper
... resembles calcium chemically. The metal of oxidizes very easily and should be kept under petroleum or other suitable oxygen-free liquids to exclude air. is used mostly with other elements. It is used in metallurgy, and its some of its compounds are used in pyrotechnics, and petroleum mining. Another one of its uses is as a getter in vacuum tubes. ’s sulfate is used in paint and in glassmaking. Barite is extensively used as a weighing agent in oilwell drilling fluids. The carbonate has bee ...