Fascinating Facts About Platinum - Discovery, Name, Uses, and Mining
Discover the intriguing world of platinum, a dense and precious transition metal. Learn about how platinum got its name, its wide range of uses in catalysts, jewelry, and more, and the labor-intensive process of mining this valuable metal from ores like sperrylite and cooperite.
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Element Profile Element Profile
Platinum Atomic Number: 78 Symbol: Pt Atomic Mass: 195.084 Platinum is a Dense, Malleable, Highly Unreactive, Precious, Silverish - White Transition Metal.
How My Element Got Its Name Platinum got its name from the spanish Term Platino , Meaning Little Silver How, where, and whom my element was discovered by Platinum was discovered by a South American Named Antonio De Vlloa in 1735 who made artifacts out of a White Gold-Platinum Alloy.
Uses With Platinum Platinum is Widely used as a catalyst for chemical reactions. The most important use of of platinum is in Vehicles as a catalytic Converter, Facilitating the complete combustion of unburned hydrocarbon passing through the exhaust. Platinum is also used in Jewelry, Decoration and dental work.
How is Platinum Mined? miners usually extract the metal from sperrylite and cooperite, two platinum- containing ores, Extracting platinum from ore is both capital and labor intensive.
