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Six example sentences with barium, each labelled with its topic.
The patient swallowed a chalky barium drink so the radiologist could watch the gut show up white on screen.
Medicine
A pinch of barium turns a bunsen flame pale green, which is how the class identified the unknown salt.
Science
Nineteenth-century painters prized a white made from barium, since it held its brightness where older whites went gray.
Art
Humphry Davy first isolated barium in 1808 by passing a current through its molten salt in his London laboratory.
History
Old television screens contained barium in the glass, which absorbed the X-rays the tube produced behind it.
Technology
Drilling crews pump barium mud down the well, and regulators test nearby streams to make sure none has escaped.
Environment
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