Barium


 * Element Name:** Barium


 * Element Symbol:** Ba


 * Atomic Mass:** 137g[[image:BariumFranco.png width="216" height="288" align="right"]]


 * Atomic Number:** 56


 * Protons:** 56


 * Electrons:** 56


 * Discovery:** Sir Humphry Davy in 1808


 * How It Was Named:** From the Greek word for heavy, barys


 * State of Matter:** Solid


 * Melting Point:** 727°C


 * Boiling Point:** 1897°C


 * Characteristics:** Silvery gray, soft and ductile metal, some types can be changed into a stimulant.


 * Uses of Element:** Its used with fire to make it green.


 * Interesting Facts:** If you give someone liquid Barium, it will absorb the x-ray in their stomach for a better image. Marie Robards was convicted in 1996 for using it to poison her father in Texas in 1993.

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