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When barium forms its most common ion it gains electrons?

No, it looses two electron and becomes Ba2+


What is the most common charge of barium?

Ba has no charge overall but the Barium ion has a 2+ charge.


What is the most likely charges of ions formed from barium and nitrogen?

The most likely forms of ions from barium and nitrogen are Plutonium and the deadly Kryton that was used to take away Superman's Powers!


Is barium an ionic bond?

No. An ion is a positively or negatively charged atom, or group of atoms due to more or less electrons than necassary. Both barium and sulfate are ions, but together they are a compound, not an ion. Barium Sulfate is a chemical compound made up of two ions, a barium ion and a sulfate ion. A Barium ion is Ba+2, meaning it has two less electrons that a barium atom has. The reason for this is because the barium atom has 56 total electrons. Every atom wants to be ion with a filled valence shell, that is to have the same or similar electronic configuration of a noble gas (the elements in the right most column). The valence shell is the outermost shell of electrons and for barium the other shell is 8 electrons. In order for Barium to do this, it has to somehow lose 2 electrons to become similar to Xenon's electronic configuration. Sulfate, SO4 -2, is also an ion. the -2 means it has aqcuired 2 more electrons from another ion. It got those two electrons from the barium atom, simultaneously making the barium atom a barium ion. Sulfate is called a polyatomic ion, meaning an ion made up of more than 1 atom. When the barium ion gives the sulfate ion two electrons, thus making both electronic configurations "happy" they bond together to make an ionic bond, creating the compound barium sulfate.


How many valence electrons does barium have?

There are 2 valence electrons in Barium.


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What atom forms the backbone of most biological molecules?

Carbon


What type of bond is barium nitrate?

A chemical compound such as barium nitrate never "is" any type of chemical bond; instead, the compound "has" or "contains" pairs of atoms joined by such bonds. Barium nitrate happens to contain both of the most common types of bonds: Barium cations are bound ionically to polyatomic nitrate anions, and the nitrate anions are internally bonded by three covalent bonds between the sole nitrogen atom and each of the three oxygen atoms.


What is the name of BaCl2.2H2O?

Barium Dichloride is NOT correct. The name is Barium Chloride it is a binary ionic compound.


What are the most common forms of pdas?

The most common forms of PDAs are Smartphones, palm PDAs and pocket PCs.


How many neutrons dose Ba have?

Most atoms of Barium (Ba) have 81 neutrons, but some very rare isotopes have more. The average number of neutrons an atom of Barium has is 81.327, which is its atomic weight (minus the protons).


Is barium a contrast medium?

Yes, barium is a contrast medium and is actually one of the most common of the contrast mediums used in enemas and other x-ray based tests. Iodine is another contrast medium that is quite common.