barium sulfate (CHEBI:133326)

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ChEBI Name	barium sulfate

ChEBI ID	CHEBI:133326

Definition	A metal sulfate with formula BaO₄S. Virtually insoluble in water at room temperature, it is mostly used as a component in oil well drilling fluid it occurs naturally as the mineral barite.

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Formula

BaO4S

Net Charge

Average Mass

233.391

Monoisotopic Mass

233.85698

InChI

InChI=1S/Ba.H2O4S/c;1-5(2,3)4/h;(H2,1,2,3,4)/q+2;/p-2

InChIKey

TZCXTZWJZNENPQ-UHFFFAOYSA-L

SMILES

[O-]S([O-])(=O)=O.[Ba+2]

Roles Classification
Biological Role(s):	nutrient A nutrient is a food component that an organism uses to survive and grow. (via mineral nutrient )

Application(s):	radioopaque medium A substance having the property of absorbing, and therefore being opaque to, electromagnetic radiation, particularly X-rays.

ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing	barium sulfate (CHEBI:133326) has role radioopaque medium (CHEBI:37338) barium sulfate (CHEBI:133326) is a barium salt (CHEBI:63320) barium sulfate (CHEBI:133326) is a inorganic barium salt (CHEBI:190438) barium sulfate (CHEBI:133326) is a metal sulfate (CHEBI:51336)

IUPAC Name

barium sulfate

Last Modified

19 September 2016