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Element 56

Barium (Ba)

56
Ba

barium

Metal · s block · group 2, period 6

Electron configuration
[Xe] 6s2[\mathrm{Xe}]\,6s^{2}
Unpaired electrons
0 (diamagnetic)
Valence electrons
2
Molar mass
137.33 g/mol
Electronegativity
0.89
Atomic radius
222 pm
First ionization energy
503 kJ/mol
Next ionization energies
965
Electron affinity
14 kJ/mol released

Practice

Practice barium

No course questions are about barium specifically, but these lessons cover what you need.