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BARIO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-09-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
- Geochemistry
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- barium
1, record 1, English, barium
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A silver-white malleable toxic bivalent metallic element of the alkaline-earth group that tarnishes rapidly in air, that occurs only in combination especially as barite and witherite, that is made by reduction of barium oxide or by electrolysis of a fused salt (as barium chloride), and that is used in the form of alloys chiefly as a getter in electron tubes. 2, record 1, English, - barium
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
barium: term adopted by Environment Canada; used in the list of pollutants measured in the National Air Pollution Surveillance Network (NAPS). 3, record 1, English, - barium
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Also known under the following designations: UN 1399 (DOT); UN 1400 (Barium); UN 1854 (barium alloys, pyrophoric). 3, record 1, English, - barium
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Symbol: Ba 3, record 1, English, - barium
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
- Géochimie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- baryum
1, record 1, French, baryum
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Métal alcalino-terreux blanc argenté, malléable et brûlant facilement quand il est chauffé à l'air. 2, record 1, French, - baryum
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Le baryum] entre dans la composition de certains minéraux : barytine, celsiane, hyalophane, withérite. Numéro atomique 56, nombre de masse 137,34. 2, record 1, French, - baryum
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
baryum : terme retenu par Environnement Canada; utilisé dans la liste des polluants mesurés par le Réseau national de surveillance de la pollution atmosphérique (RNSPA). 3, record 1, French, - baryum
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Symbole : Ba 3, record 1, French, - baryum
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Química
- Geoquímica
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- bario
1, record 1, Spanish, bario
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Elemento químico de símbolo Ba, número atómico 56, masa atómica 137.33, configuración electrónica (Xe)6s², con 25 nucleidos, 7 de los cuales son estables. 2, record 1, Spanish, - bario
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pertenece al grupo de los elementos alcalinotérreos. 2, record 1, Spanish, - bario
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