Facts About Platinum and Osmium
Facts
Interesting Facts
- Platinum is the rarest metal from the Precious metal categories..
- Commercially Platinum is produced as a byproduct in ores of nickel.
- Osmium metal does not oxidize in air unless it is heated.
- But if it heated den it forms Osmium Tetroxide, which is highly toxic.
Sources
Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining
History
Who Discovered
Antonio de Ulloa
Smithson Tennant
Discovery
In 1735
In 1803
Abundance
Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-7 %
19
3 * 10-7 %
21
Abundance In Sun
~0.0000009 %
19
~0.0000002 %
25
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %
25
0.00 %
28
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %
99+
0.00 %
99+
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