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Barium

Z: 56
Mass: 137.327
Lifeforce: Fire

When fireworks flare emerald green, that is barium burning. The same heavy element traces X-rays through your inner world in the gut: from the night sky all the way into you.

A smith's hands strike sparks from glowing embers; the sparks become tiny glowing runners. — Plate · Fire Fire never waits. It *ignites* whatever it touches.

Barium. Element fifty-six. Heavy. Burns green. Lights fireworks with emerald sparks. In your gut, it traces X-rays through your insides.

Lab note · Element fifty-six; heavy; burns with a green flame.

Tool · Cosmic origin

Where your atoms come from

Ba · Supernova

Born in supernova explosions, the death of massive stars scattering their innards across the galaxy.

65 of the 118 elements share this origin.

Choose a stage: click, or arrow keys. · Cosmic nucleosynthesis · current standard model

Tool · Periodic table

Your place in the system

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