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46 Pd 106.421 u

Element 46 · Solid at room temperature

Palladium

Transition metals

Looks like: silvery white.

Pd

Palladium is a chemical element with symbol Pd and atomic number 46. It is a rare and lustrous silvery-white metal discovered in 1803 by William Hyde Wollaston. He named it after the asteroid Pallas, which was itself named after the epithet of the Greek goddess Athena, acquired by her when she slew Pallas.

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Atomic mass

106.421u

Density

12.023g/cm³

Melts

1828.05 K

Boils

3236 K

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Palladium's family

Elements in the same column share their outer-electron count, so they behave alike.

Source

Discovered by William Hyde Wollaston.

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