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78 Pt 195.0849 u

Element 78 · Solid at room temperature

Platinum

Transition metals

Looks like: silvery white.

Pt

Platinum is a chemical element with symbol Pt and atomic number 78. It is a dense, malleable, ductile, highly unreactive, precious, gray-white transition metal. Its name is derived from the Spanish term platina, which is literally translated into "little silver".

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Atomic mass

195.0849u

Density

21.45g/cm³

Melts

2041.4 K

Boils

4098 K

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Platinum's family

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

Source

Discovered by Antonio de Ulloa.

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