Facts About Osmium and Platinum
Interesting Facts
- Osmium metal does not oxidize in air unless it is heated.
- But if it heated den it forms Osmium Tetroxide, which is highly toxic.
- Platinum is the rarest metal from the Precious metal categories..
- Commercially Platinum is produced as a byproduct in ores of nickel.
Sources
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining
Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
Who Discovered
Smithson Tennant
Antonio de Ulloa
Discovery
In 1803
In 1735
Abundance In Earth's Crust