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Platinum

Platinum. By: Nathany Grace. All about Platinum. Symbol: Pt Atomic Number: 78 Melting Point: 1772  C Boiling Point: 3827 C Type of Element: Transition Metal Date of Discovery: 1735 Discoverer: Julius Scaliger Density: 21.5. A Breif description of platinum.

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Platinum

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  1. Platinum By: Nathany Grace

  2. All about Platinum • Symbol: Pt • Atomic Number: 78 • Melting Point: 1772 C • Boiling Point: 3827 C • Type of Element: Transition Metal • Date of Discovery: 1735 • Discoverer: Julius Scaliger • Density: 21.5

  3. A Breif description of platinum Platinum is a hard, very heavy, silvery – white metal.

  4. Pictures of platinum Platinum Ring Platinum Coin Platinum Platinum Figure Platinum Watch

  5. Uses of platinum • Jewellry • Electrical contacts • Hinge devices for human bones • Catalysts

  6. Interesting facts about platinum • Platinum comes from the spanish word platina meaning little silver. • Platinum will dissolve in hydrochloric acid mixed with nictric acid. • Each ton of rock has only 7 grams of platinum in it.

  7. Works Cited • Bentor, Yinon. "Chemical Elements.com - Platinum (Pt)." Chemical Elements.com - An Interactive Periodic Table of the Elements. Web. 24 Apr. 2010. <http://www.chemicalelements.com/elements/pt.html>. • Helmenstine, Ph.D, Anne Marie. "Chemistry - Article." Chemistry - Periodic Table, Chemistry Projects, and Chemistry Homework Help. Web. 24 Apr. 2010. <http://chemistry.about.com/od/elementfacts/a/platinum,htm>Helmenstine, • Stockley, Corinne, Chris Oxlade, Jane Wertheim, G. Smith, and Kirsteen Rogers. "Transition Metals." The Usborne Illustrated Dictionary of Science. Tulsa, Okla.: EDC Pub., 2007. 172-73. Print. • YouTube - Platinum - Periodic Table of Videos. YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. Web. 25 Apr. 2010. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZyy4e7K8hQ>.

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