Barium

Barium originates from Greek Word Barys 

Discovered by Carl Wilhelm in 1774 in Europe 

Recieved its final name from Humphry Davy in England 

Barium: In nature normally present as Barium Carbonate

Metallic Element Found In Nature 

Properties 

Barium Compounds 

Barium Sulphate: Radiocontrast Agent 

Barium Carbonate 

Rat Poison 

    Nature Of Poisonings

Barium Carbonate looks similar to Wheat Flour 

Current Events 

          Judge, Son Died Allegedly After Eating Poisoned Chapatis, 6 Arrested

The woman who has been arrested, Sandhya Singh, runs an NGO.

She allegedly gave the judge's family poisoned atta or wheat flour 

                                                      Past Events

In February 1993 Marie Robards, a tall, striking Fort Worth 16-year-old, pulled off what a prosecutor called the perfect crime, murdering her 38-year-old father, who was divorced from her mother, by slipping a spoonful of the poisonous chemical barium acetate into the refried beans of the take-out Mexican food he was eating one evening. The autopsy found nothing unusual. 

                                                           Barium Nitrate

                                                          Poison VS Drug

Other Applications

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