Week Seven - Alkaline Earth Metal: Barium

Interesting tidbit - Barium is never found in its pure form in nature because of its high reactivity with air! 

There are lots of common uses for barium:

-the infamous barium shake for contrast purposes for xrays

-used in drilling new oil wells (booo)

-possible source of battery technology for electrical cars (yay!)

-used in glassmaking, rubber production and bricks