Element Family
Transition Metal
Transition Metal
Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m
Fm_ 3m
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
Uses & Benefits
- Platinum metal is mainly used in jewellery.
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Platinum is used as an industrial catalyst in production of nitric acid, silicone and benzene.
- Rhodium metal is mainly used in catalytic converters for cars as it reduces nitrogen oxides in exhaust gases.
- It is used as an industrial catalyst for nitric acid, acetic acid, hydrogenation reaction, etc.
Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Chemical Industry
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Medical Uses
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing
NA
Other Uses
Alloys, Bullion, Coinage, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues
Alloys
Present in Human Body
No
No
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Color
Silvery White
Silvery White
α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
Pauling Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
3rd Energy Level
Not Available
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Anti Corrosion, Ionization
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d9 6s1
[Kr] 4d8 5s1
Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Platinum.jpg#100
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Rhodium.jpg#100
Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
π/2, π/2, π/2
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
Not Available
Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Viscosity
Not Available
Not Available
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable
Malleable
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
Permeability
Not Available
Electrical Property
Conductor
Conductor
Critical Temperature
Not Available
Not Available