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Facts About Platinum and Nihonium


Facts About Nihonium and Platinum


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Platinum is the rarest metal from the Precious metal categories..
  • Commercially Platinum is produced as a byproduct in ores of nickel.
  
Not Available   

Sources
Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   
Synthetically Produced   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Antonio de Ulloa   
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory   

Discovery
In 1735   
In 2003   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-7 %   
19
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000009 %   
19
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
25
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
Not Available   

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