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Platinum is a dense, malleable, ductile, precious, gray-white transition metal. Its name comes from the Spanish term platina del Pinto which roughly translated, means little silver of the Pinto River. |
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| Posted: | May 26, 2011 |
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| By: | Chris Kubala | |
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Beryllium is an element found on the periodic table of elements and is known by the symbol Be. Several gemstones, such as aquamarine and emeralds, contain beryllium in their composition. |
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| Posted: | May 24, 2011 |
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| By: | Chris Kubala | |
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Germanium is a metalloid element found on the periodic table and is known with the symbol Ge. Germanium ranks around fiftieth as far as abundance in the earth's crust, and is used in many practical applications. |
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| Posted: | May 24, 2011 |
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| By: | Chris Kubala | |
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Osmium is a transition metal element in the periodic table and is known by the symbol Os. Osmium and its alloys can be used for a variety of things, such as fingerprint detection and the tips of fountain pens. |
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| Posted: | May 24, 2011 |
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Rhenium is a silvery-white, heavy, third-row transition metal. It is one of the rarest elements in the earth's crust and has the third highest melting point of any element. |
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| Posted: | May 26, 2011 |
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Ruthenium is a rare transition metal belonging to the platinum group of the periodic table. It is resistant to most chemicals, similar to other platinum group metals, and has several major uses despite its low production levels. |
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| Posted: | May 26, 2011 |
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Mercury is a chemical element known by its chemical symbol Hg. It also is known as quicksilver and hydrargyrum and has one of the narrowest temperature ranges of any metal in its liquid state. |
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| Posted: | June 8, 2011 |
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Indium is a chemical element best known by its symbol In on the periodic table of elements. It is a rare, very soft, malleable and easily fusible post-transition metal which has similarities to gallium and thallium. |
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| Posted: | June 7, 2011 |
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| By: | Chris Kubala | |
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Gallium is an element on the periodic table known by the symbol Ga. Gallium is mainly found as a byproduct of zinc and aluminum production. |
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| Posted: | May 24, 2011 |
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Iridium is a metalloid that is part of the platinum group metals on the periodic table of elements. It is known by the symbol Ir and has many uses in the commercial world due to its corrosion resistance. |
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| Posted: | May 24, 2011 |
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Palladium is a transition metal in the periodic table of elements and is represented by the symbol Pd. Palladium has a variety of uses, and along with gold, silver and platinum, are the only metals with currency exchange codes. |
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| Posted: | May 24, 2011 |
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Rhodium is a rare, silvery-white, hard and chemically inert transition metal and a member of the platinum group. Rhodium is used in jewelry to improve the look of white gold and to reduce tarnish in silver. |
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| Posted: | May 26, 2011 |
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Bismuth is a chemical element with symbol Bi and similarities to arsenic and antimony. Its name is speculated to come from the German words meaning "white mass". |
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| Posted: | June 6, 2011 |
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Tellurium is a chemical element known by its symbol Te on the periodic table. It is a silver white metalloid that is brittle, toxic and is chemically related to sulfur and selenium. |
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| Posted: | June 14, 2011 |
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