| Ruthenium
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| Name | Ruthenium
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| Symbol | Ru
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| Atomic number | 44
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| Atomic mass | 101.07 amu
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| Normal state
| Solid
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| Classification
| Transition Metals
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| Crystal structure
| Hexagonal
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| Color
| Silvery-white
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| Date of discovery
| 1844
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| Name of discoverer
| Karl Klaus (Polish chemist Jędrzej Śniadecki isolated element 44 in 1807. However his work was never verified, and he later withdrew his claim.)
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| Name origin
| From Ruthenia, the Latin name of Russia.
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| Uses
| Used to harden platinum and palladium. Also used in eye treatments, fountain pen tips, and electrical contacts.
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| Obtained from
| Produced as a by-product of nickel refining.
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