Home
Transition Metals
-
Copper
Silver
Gold
Actinide Metals
+
Californium
Plutonium
Thorium
Lanthanide Metals
+
Cerium
Erbium
Gadolinium
Post-Transition Metals
+
Bismuth
Lead
Aluminium
Alkaline Earth Metals
+
Beryllium
Calcium
Magnesium
×
Platinum
☒
Curium
☒
☒
☒
☒
Top
ADD
⊕
Compare
≡
Menu
Compare Metals
Find
▼
Transition Metals
Actinide Metals
Lanthanide Metals
Post-Transition Metals
Alkaline Earth Metals
Alkali Metals
More
X
Platinum
X
Curium
Facts About Platinum and Curium
Platinum
Curium
Add ⊕
Summary
Periodic Table
Facts
Uses
Physical
Chemical
Atomic
Mechanical
Magnetic
Thermal
Properties
All
1 Facts
1.1 Interesting Facts
Platinum is the rarest metal from the Precious metal categories..
Commercially Platinum is produced as a byproduct in ores of nickel.
Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
1.2 Sources
Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions
1.3 History
1.3.1 Who Discovered
Antonio de Ulloa
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso
1.3.2 Discovery
In 1735
In 1944
1.4 Abundance
1.4.1 Abundance In Universe
Facts About Iron
⊕
▶
▼
5 * 10
-7
%
Rank:
19
(Overall)
▶
Not Available
Rank:
N/A
(Overall)
▶
▲
Facts About Thallium
⊕
▶
0.005
(Facts About A..)
◀
▶
ADD ⊕
1.4.2 Abundance In Sun
Facts About Iron
⊕
▶
▼
~0.0000009 %
Rank:
19
(Overall)
▶
~-9999 %
Rank:
N/A
(Overall)
▶
▲
Facts About Beryllium
⊕
▶
0.004
(Facts About S..)
◀
▶
ADD ⊕
1.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
Facts About Iron
⊕
▶
▼
0.00 %
Rank:
25
(Overall)
▶
Not Available
Rank:
N/A
(Overall)
▶
▲
Facts About Gold
⊕
▶
0.91
(Facts About A..)
◀
▶
ADD ⊕
1.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
Facts About Alu..
⊕
▶
▼
0.00 %
Rank:
49
(Overall)
▶
Not Available
Rank:
N/A
(Overall)
▶
▲
Facts About Radium
⊕
▶
0.66
(Facts About T..)
◀
▶
ADD ⊕
1.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
Facts About Sod..
⊕
▶
▼
Not Available
Rank:
N/A
(Overall)
▶
Not Available
Rank:
N/A
(Overall)
▶
▲
Facts About Protactinium
⊕
▶
0.042
(Facts About P..)
◀
▶
ADD ⊕
1.4.6 Abundance In Humans
Facts About Cal..
⊕
▶
▼
Not Available
Rank:
N/A
(Overall)
▶
Not Available
Rank:
N/A
(Overall)
▶
▲
Facts About Radium
⊕
▶
0.14
(Facts About S..)
◀
▶
ADD ⊕
Compare Transition Metals
» More
Platinum vs Iridium
Platinum vs Manganese
Platinum vs Tungsten
» More
More Compare Transition Metals
Transition Metals
» More
Zinc
Nickel
Chromium
Cobalt
Manganese
Tungsten
» More
More Transition Met...
Transition Metals
»More
Iridium
Periodi...
|
Physical
|
Chemical
|
Mechanical
Molybdenum
Periodi...
|
Physical
|
Chemical
|
Mechanical
Rhodium
Periodi...
|
Physical
|
Chemical
|
Mechanical
» More Transition Metals
Compare Transition Metals
»More
Curium vs Cobalt
Periodi...
|
Physical
|
Chemical
|
Mechanical
Curium vs Nickel
Periodi...
|
Physical
|
Chemical
|
Mechanical
Curium vs Chromium
Periodi...
|
Physical
|
Chemical
|
Mechanical
» More Compare Transition Metals