| Rhodium
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| Name | Rhodium
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| Symbol | Rh
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| Atomic number | 45
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| Atomic mass | 102.9055 amu
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| Normal state
| Solid
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| Classification
| Transition Metals
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| Crystal structure
| Cubic face centered
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| Color
| Silvery-white
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| Date of discovery
| 1803
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| Name of discoverer
| William H. Wollaston
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| Name origin
| From the Latin rhodon, meaning rose, as its diluted salts produce a rosy solution.
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| Uses
| Used as a coating to prevent wear on high quality science equipment as well as in headlight reflectors, telephone relays, fountain pen tips and aircraft sparkplugs.
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| Obtained from
| Produced as a by-product of nickel refining, but is also found in its natural state in Montana, USA.
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