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Facts About Palladium and Iridium


Facts About Iridium and Palladium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Palladium alloys are used for Jewelry contains (95% Palladium and 5% Ruthenium)
  • In the late 1800s, Palladium metal used have more economical value than the Platinum metal.
  • Palladium element is known as a good catalyst
  
  • Iridium element occurs as natural alloys of Platinum and Osmium.
  • Iridium element is known as the most corrosion resistance metal .
  

Sources
Ores of metals   
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
William Hyde Wollaston   
Smithson Tennant   

Discovery
In 1803   
In 1803   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %   
22
2 * 10-7 %   
22

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000003 %   
24
~0.0000002 %   
25

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
29

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
99+

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