palladium
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Palladium is a rare, lustrous silvery-white transition metal widely used in catalytic converters, electronics, and jewelry.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Palladium | 0 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chemical element
ⓘ
transition metal ⓘ |
| appearance | lustrous silvery-white metal ⓘ |
| atomicNumber | 46 ⓘ |
| belongsToSeries | platinum-group metals ⓘ |
| block | d-block ⓘ |
| boilingPointK | 3236 ⓘ |
| CASNumber | 7440-05-3 ⓘ |
| chemicalSymbol | Pd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crystalStructure | face-centered cubic ⓘ |
| densityAtRoomTemperature | 12.02 g/cm³ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | William Hyde Wollaston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1803 ⓘ |
| electronegativityPauling | 2.20 ⓘ |
| elementCategory |
platinum-group metal
ⓘ
transition metal ⓘ |
| group | 10 ⓘ |
| hasProperty | can absorb large volumes of hydrogen ⓘ |
| isCorrosionResistant | true ⓘ |
| isDuctile | true ⓘ |
| isMalleable | true ⓘ |
| isNobleMetal | true ⓘ |
| isParamagnetic | true ⓘ |
| isPreciousMetal | true ⓘ |
| isRare | true ⓘ |
| majorProducers |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meltingPointK | 1828.05 ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Pallas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
asteroid Pallas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occursIn |
copper ores
ⓘ
nickel ores ⓘ |
| oxidationStates |
+1
ⓘ
+2 ⓘ +4 ⓘ 0 ⓘ |
| period | 5 ⓘ |
| standardAtomicWeight | 106.42 ⓘ |
| usedIn |
automotive catalytic converters
ⓘ
catalytic converters ⓘ chemical catalysis ⓘ cross-coupling reactions ⓘ dental alloys ⓘ electronics ⓘ fuel cell electrodes ⓘ hydrogen purification ⓘ hydrogen storage research ⓘ hydrogenation reactions ⓘ jewelry ⓘ multilayer ceramic capacitors ⓘ white gold alloys ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.