Facts About Platinum and Dubnium
Interesting Facts
- Platinum is the rarest metal from the Precious metal categories..
- Commercially Platinum is produced as a byproduct in ores of nickel.
- IUPAC allotted a temporary name to Dubnium metal as “ Unnilpentium”.
- In the production of Dubnium, thermal gradient chromatography is used.
Sources
Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
Produced by Bombarding Am243 with Ne22, Synthetically Produced
Who Discovered
Antonio de Ulloa
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Discovery
In 1735
In 1968
Abundance In Universe
Not Available
Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %
Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available