Barium is used for rat poison.
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Anticoagulants such as warfarin and bromadiolone are commonly used in rat poisons. These substances work by preventing blood from clotting, leading to internal bleeding and eventually death in rodents.
Arsenic is a commonly used element in rat poison due to its toxicity to rats and other rodents. It interferes with their ability to produce energy at a cellular level, leading to their death.
Arsenic.
Arsenic is the poisonous element used in both medicines and rat poison. In controlled doses, arsenic is used in certain medications to treat certain medical conditions, while in larger quantities it is used as a rodenticide to kill rats and other pests.
Anticoagulant rodenticides such as warfarin and brodifacoum are commonly used as rat poisons. These compounds work by preventing blood clotting, leading to hemorrhaging and ultimately death in rats.
The organic compound widely used as a rat poison in the 1950s was warfarin.