Why is this element important in everyday life?
This element is valuable in everyday life because it is used for a wide variety of purposes. It is used to make sealed electrodes in glass systems, in jewelry, wire and vessels for lab use, in valuable instruments, electrical contacts, corrosion-resistant apparatus and also in dentistry. It is also used in dentistry and in cigarette lighters and hand warmers.
Platinum is a beautiful silvery-white metal, when pure, and is malleable and ductile. It has magnetic properties and absorbs large volumes of hydrogen. It is used as an excellent catalyst. The price of Platinum has varied widely. In 1920 it was eight times as valuable as gold.
Where is this element found in nature?
Platinum was discovered in South America by Ulloa in 1735 and Wood in 1741. It was used by Pre-Columbian Indians. It occurs in nature in its pure form but can be accompanied by small quantities of Iridium, Osmium, Palladium, Ruthenium, and Rhodium. Platinum is found in the alluvial deposits of the Ural Mountains of Columbia and certain western American states. Halogens, Cyanides, Sulfur and Caustic Alkalies can corrode it.
What are the properties of the element?
General Characteristics =Platinum is a metal. It is the "Platinum Group Metals." This group also includes Ru, Os, Rh, Ir, and Pd. They are in this group because they all resemble Platinum.
Atomic Symbol =Pt
Period Number = 6
Group Number and Family Name =The group # is 6 and it is in the Transition metals.
Atomic Number = 78
Atomic Mass =195.09 u
Density =21.45 g/mL
Melting Point =1769 degrees Celsius
Boiling Point =3827 degrees Celsius
Electron Configuration =1s22s22p63s23p64s23d104p65s24d105p66s24f145d8
Shorthand Notation =Pt-[Xe]6s24f145d8
Common Reactions =
Interesting Information =Platinum doesn't oxidize in air at any temperature.
Who is Platinum?
Application for Miss Element
Name: Penelope Platinum Parents name: Ulloa and Wood
Family Name: Transitions
Year of Birth ( discovery): 1735 and in 1741 (I wasn't very known)
Mass (atomic):195.09g/ml Density: 21.45u
Origin: South America: in the alluvial deposits of the Ural Mountains of Columbia and certain western American states.
Description of self: I am a beautiful silvery-white metal, when pure, and I am also malleable and ductile. My melting point is 1769 degrees Celsius and my boiling point is 3827 degrees Celsius.
Job Experiences: - I sealed electrodes in glass systems - I'm in jewelry making -I was a dentist's assistant -I am in cigarette lighters and hand warmers -I am a catalyst
Value: I have varied widely but in 1920 I was eight times as valuable as gold.
Talents: I don't oxidize in air at any temperature I can absorb large volumes of Hydrogen I can glow red hot when placed in the vapor of methyl alcohol.
Faults or Habits: Halogens, Cyanides, Sulfur and caustic Alkalies corrode me.
Location on Periodic Table: My atomic number is 78, my period number is 6, and my group number is 10.
