Barium (Ba)

Element

SymbolBa

Barium is chemical element number 56, and its symbol is Ba. It is an alkaline earth metal and a solid at room temperature, with an atomic mass of about 137.3. On the periodic table, it sits in period 6 and group 2.

In Minecraft Education, a player makes barium in the Element Constructor by setting the number of protons to 56.

Contents (3)

Data
How to make it
Nearby elements

Data

Atomic number	56
In-game identifier	`minecraft:element_56`
Numeric id	322
Chemical symbol	Ba
Atomic mass	137.3
Category	Alkaline Earth Metal
Phase at room temperature	Solid
Group	2
Period	6

How to make it

Place an Element Constructor, then set the protons to 56. The number of protons is what decides which element you get; neutrons and electrons change it into an isotope or an ion of the same element.

Nearby elements

← CesiumLanthanum →

Read from Mojang’s own Bedrock sample packs. Element names and atomic data come from the standard periodic table, not from the game files — Minecraft Education numbers its elements but does not ship their names. 9Minecraft is not affiliated with Mojang or Microsoft.