Saturday, January 26, 2008

Element of the Week: Palladium


Palladium - Pd-46
Atomic Weight 106.42
Density 12.023 g/cc
Melting Point 1554.9°C
Boiling Point 2963°C

known for;
  • being more far valuable than silver but has a distinctly yellow hue and never tarnishes
  • used in a variety of industrial applications including: autoclasts, dentistry, automobile parts, jewelry, fuel cells, oil refining, chemistry, polyester, photography water treatment and more...
  • it is used to make fine objects such as this royal coffee-maker:
Sources
  1. http://periodictable.com/Elements/046/index.html
  2. http://www.stillwaterpalladium.com/uses.html
  3. http://www.nwtmintbullion.com/palladium_uses.php

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