Discovery of barium

Barium is a chemical element; it has symbol Ba and atomic number 56. It is the fifth element in group 2 and is a soft, silvery alkaline earth metal. Because of its high chemical reactivity, barium is never found in nature as a free element.

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Which happened first?

• Discovery of barium and Discovery of calcium happened in the same year
• Discovery of barium happened 1 year after Discovery of Vesta
• Discovery of barium happened 1 year after Discovery of sodium
• Discovery of barium happened 1 year after Discovery of potassium
• Discovery of barium happened 2 years before Discovery of fluorine

Timeline

1. Discovery of potassium1807
2. Discovery of sodium1807
3. Discovery of VestaMarch 29, 1807
4. Discovery of barium (this page)1808
5. Discovery of calcium1808
6. Discovery of fluorine1810

Related

• Discovery of hydrogen1766
• Discovery of oxygen1774
• Discovery of PlutoFebruary 18, 1930
• Discovery of carbon1789
• Discovery of aluminium1825
• Discovery of heliumAugust 18, 1868
• Discovery of nitrogen1772
• Discovery of sulfur1777