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Facts About Palladium and Platinum


Facts About Platinum 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
  
  • Platinum is the rarest metal from the Precious metal categories..
  • Commercially Platinum is produced as a byproduct in ores of nickel.
  

Sources
Ores of metals   
Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
William Hyde Wollaston   
Antonio de Ulloa   

Discovery
In 1803   
In 1735   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %   
22
5 * 10-7 %   
19

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000003 %   
24
~0.0000009 %   
19

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
25

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

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