Element_Platinum

Element Platinum Platinum Description Platinum is a silvery metal as resistant to corrosion and tarnishing as gold. It is almost as rare and consequently is likewise highly valued and used in jewelry. It is also used in the chemicals industry as a catalyst, in medicine as an anti-cancer drug, and in catalytic converters for car exhausts. History Ø The name Platinum comes from the word “Platina” meaning silver Ø Antonio De Ullaa discovered Platinum Ø Platinum has been used by humans since 1735 Properties of Platinum · Melting Point- 3214.9 degrees F · Boiling Point- 6817 degrees F · Density- 21090 kg m-3 · Reactions- Platinum does not react with air or water at any temperature Atomic Structure · Protons- 78 · Neutrons- 117 · Number of Energy Levels- 6 · First Energy Level –2 · Second Energy Level- 8 · Third Energy Level- 18 · Fourth Energy Level- 32 · Fifth Energy Level- 17 · Sixth Energy Level- 1 Uses of platinum, energy, level, metal, group, rare, point, name, metals, makes, gold, f, deposits, degrees, catalyst, –2, word, wire, western, water, valued, valuable, ural, ullaa, two, times, third, temperature, atomic, tarnishing, sudbury, structure, states, sperrylite, source, solid, small, sixth, since, silvery, silver, second, same, ruthenium, room, rhodium, resistant, reactions, react, quantities