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Barium doesn't have a lot of uses, but barium sulfate is used in medicine as a contrast agent in some imaging.

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Why patients are given barium salt for stomach x rays?

Barium salt mainly Barium sulfate is good absorber of X-rays and help stomach to appear clear


Although this alkaline earth metal is very toxic you know a doctor who often asks his patients to drink a nice thick shake of its sulfate?

Cerium


What is the use of barium in therapeutics enema?

Barium is opaque on X Ray, so it is used as a 'contrast medium'.Barium enemas are given before x-rays of the bowel so that abnormalities can be seen and diagnosed. Barium enemas are only one diagnostic tool a doctor will use to diagnose a bowel problem.


What compound can you drink so doctors can see your digestive tract?

An endoscopy can allow a doctor to see your upper digestive tract. If you drink a barium solution, your digestive system will be visible through an X-ray-like procedure.


Does barium form barium peroxide or barium oxide?

Barium oxide


What element has the symbol Ba?

Ba on the periodic table is Barium and its atomic number is 56


If you are allergic to sulfur drugs can you drink barium sulfate?

Since it contains sulphur probably not, but i would check with your doctor first.


What is a slogan to sell barium?

barium barium barium we eat it we garden it so why not need it its fun cool and soft looking barium the element for you


Why is barium carbonate toxic while barium sulphate is not?

Barium sulfate is insoluble in water, while barium carbonate will dissolve. As barium carbonate dissolves in water, it dissociates, and the barium ions are freed. The barium ions are toxic, and that is the crux of the issue.


What is the name of BaO in chemistry?

Barium oxide is formed from barium and oxygen.


How many atoms of fluorine in barium?

Fluorine is an element and barium is also an element. There is no fluorine in barium and not barium in fluorine.


What is the name of the compound with the formula Ba(CN)2?

Barium chloride is the name of the compound with the formula BaCl2.