PLATINUM/PT
BY: KATIE VANDEN BOSCH
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PLATINUM
ATOMIC NUMBER- 78
ATOMIC MASS- 195
# OF PROTONS- 78
# OF NEUTRONS-117
# OF ELECTRONS- 78
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INFO
MELTING POINT- 1,768
BOILING POINT- 3,825
NORMAL PHASE- SOLID
COST- 27.14 FOR GRAM
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ELECTRON SHELL
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INTERESTING FACTS
MORE THAN 90% OF ALL PLATINUM SUPPLIES FROM
SOUTH AFRICA AND RUSSIA, VIRTUALLY ALL OF THE
PLATINUM MINED IN SOUTH AFRICA IS COMMITTED TO
INDUSTRIAL CONTRACTS.
50% OF THE PLATINUM PRODUCED ANNUALLY IN ALL
MINES IS USED FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS.
THE DENSITY OF PLATINUM IS 21.45 G/CM3, THAT IS 11%
MORE THAN GOLD AND ABOUT TWICE THE DENSITY OF
SILVER.
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SOURCES
HTTP://WWW.BULLION.COM/PLATINUM/
FUNFACTSABOUTPLATINUM.HTML
HTTP://WWW.GOLD-TRADERS.CO.UK/BLOG/
INTERESTING-FACTS-ABOUT-PLATINUM/
HTTP://0.TQN.COM/D/CHEMISTRY/1/0/H/I/1/
PLATINUM.JPG
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