Facts About Rhodium and Osmium
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- 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
Earth's crust, Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining
Who Discovered
William Hyde Wollaston
Smithson Tennant
Discovery
In 1804
In 1803
Abundance In Earth's Crust