Question
Barium (Ba) Heterogeneous Mixture Element Compound Homogeneous Mixture (Solution)
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Element
Explanation
Barium (Ba) is an element. It is the 56th element in the periodic table and is a silvery alkaline earth metal. Barium is reactive and is never found in nature in its pure form but only exists in combination with other elements. Barium cannot be a mixture (heterogeneous or homogeneous) nor a compound, as these terms don't apply to single elements but to a mixture or combination of different elements. Hence, Barium (Ba) is correctly identified as an Element.