Element Family
Transition Metal
Actinide
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
- Mendelevium metal is synthetically produced metal.
- Mendelevium metal has been produced in only trace amount.
Sources
Ores of metals
Bombarding Einsteinium with Helium Ions
Who Discovered
William Hyde Wollaston
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Discovery
In 1803
In 1955
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 Mendelevium 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
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Present in Human Body
No
No
Physical State
Solid
Solid
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] 5f13 7s2
Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
Not Known
Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Palladium.jpg#100
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Mendelevium.jpg#100
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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