Element Family
Transition Metal
Transition Metal
Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m
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Interesting Facts
- Palladium alloys are used for Jewelry contains (95% Palladium and 5% Ruthenium)
- In the late 1800s, Palladium metal used have more economical value than the Platinum metal.
- Palladium element is known as a good catalyst
- IUPAC allotted a temporary name to Dubnium metal as “ Unnilpentium”.
- In the production of Dubnium, thermal gradient chromatography is used.
Sources
Ores of metals
Produced by Bombarding Am243 with Ne22, Synthetically Produced
Who Discovered
William Hyde Wollaston
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Discovery
In 1803
In 1968
Abundance In Earth's Crust
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Uses & Benefits
- Mostly palladium metal is used in catalytic converters. In electronic industry it is used in ceramic capacitors of mobile and computer.
- It is used in jewellery and dental fillings and crowns.
- Currently known uses of Dubnium metal are limited to research purpose only.
Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electronic Industry
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Medical Uses
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing
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Other Uses
Coinage, Bullion, Jewellery
Research Purposes
Present in Human Body
No
No
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Luster
Metallic
Unknown Luster
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Ionization, Solubility
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d10
[Rn] 5f14 6d3 7s2
Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Palladium.jpg#100
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Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
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Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable, Weldable
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Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic
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Electrical Property
Conductor
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Enthalpy of Atomization
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