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Facts About Palladium and Rhodium


Facts About Rhodium 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
  
  • Rhodium is the rarest element out of all non-radioactive metals on the earth .
  • Rhodium is one of the most durable and hard metal, which also have high reflectance.
  

Sources
Ores of metals   
Earth's crust, Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
William Hyde Wollaston   
William Hyde Wollaston   

Discovery
In 1803   
In 1804   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %   
22
6 * 10-8 %   
26

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000003 %   
24
~0.0000002 %   
25

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
36

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

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