Facts About Platinum and Rhodium
Interesting Facts
- Platinum is the rarest metal from the Precious metal categories..
- Commercially Platinum is produced as a byproduct in ores of nickel.
- 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
Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
Earth's crust, Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining
Who Discovered
Antonio de Ulloa
William Hyde Wollaston
Discovery
In 1735
In 1804
Abundance In Earth's Crust