Barium is a silvery-white metal that can be found in the environment, where it exists naturally. It occurs combined with other chemicals, such as sulfur, carbon or oxygen. Ii is very light and its density is half that of iron. Barium oxidizes in air, reacts vigorously with water to form the hydroxide, liberating hydrogen. Barium reacts with almost all the non-metals, forming often poisoning compounds.
Barium acetate is the salt of barium(II) and acetic acid
Barium chloride is the inorganic compound with the formula BaCl2. It is one of the most common water-soluble salts of barium.
