Difference between revisions of "Rhodium"

Rhodium

Properties
Atomic symbol	Rh
Atomic number	45
Classification	Transition Metals
Atomic mass	102.9055 amu
Other Information
Date of discovery	1803
Name of discoverer	William H. Wollaston
Name origin	From the Latin rhodon, meaning rose, as its diluted salts produce a rosy solution.
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.
Obtained from	Produced as a by-product of nickel refining, but is also found in its natural state in Montana, USA.

Rhodium(RO-dee-em) is a hard, silvery metal.

Additional Properties

Melting Point: 3567 °F (1964 °C or 2237 K)

Boiling Point: 6683 °F (3695 °C or 3968 K)

Density: 12.4 grams per cubic centimeter^[1]

The primary use for Rhodium is in catalytic converters for cars.^[2]

Periodic Table of the Elements
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
1 H 1.008																	2 He 4.003
3 Li 6.939	4 Be 9.0122											5 B 10.811	6 C 12.011	7 N 14.007	8 O 15.999	9 F 18.998	10 Ne 10.183
11 Na 22.99	12 Mg 24.312											13 Al 26.982	14 Si 28.086	15 P 30.974	16 S 32.064	17 Cl 35.453	18 Ar 39.948
19 K 39.102	20 Ca 40.08	21 Sc 44.956	22 Ti 47.9	23 V 50.942	24 Cr 51.996	25 Mn 54.938	26 Fe 55.847	27 Co 58.933	28 Ni 58.71	29 Cu 63.546	30 Zn 65.37	31 Ga 69.72	32 Ge 72.59	33 As 74.922	34 Se 78.96	35 Br 79.904	36 Kr 83.8
37 Rb 85.47	38 Sr 87.62	39 Y 88.905	40 Zr 91.22	41 Nb 92.906	42 Mo 95.94	43 Tc [97]	44 Ru 101.07	45 Rh 102.91	46 Pd 106.4	47 Ag 107.87	48 Cd 112.4	49 In 114.82	50 Sn 118.69	51 Sb 121.75	52 Te 127.6	53 I 126.9	54 Xe 131.3
55 Cs 132.91	56 Ba 137.34	57* La 138.91	72 Hf 178.49	73 Ta 180.95	74 W 183.85	75 Re 186.2	76 Os 190.2	77 Ir 192.2	78 Pt 195.09	79 Au 196.97	80 Hg 200.59	81 Tl 204.37	82 Pb 207.19	83 Bi 208.98	84 Po 210	85 At 210	86 Rn 222
87 Fr 215	88 Ra 226.03	89** Ac 227.03	104 Rf [261]	105 Db [262]	106 Sg [266]	107 Bh [264]	108 Hs [265]	109 Mt [268]	110 Dt [271]	111 Rg [272]	112 Cn [277]	113 Nh [284]	114 Fv [289]	115 Mc [288]	116 Lv [292]	117 Ts [293]	118 Og [294]

*Lanthanides		58 Ce 140.12	59 Pr 140.91	60 Nd 144.24	61 Pm 145	62 Sm 150.35	63 Eu 151.96	64 Gd 157.25	65 Tb 158.92	66 Dy 162.5	67 Ho 164.93	68 Er 167.26	69 Tm 168.93	70 Yb 173.04	71 Lu 174.97

**Actinides		90 Th 232.04	91 Pa 231	92 U 238.03	93 Np 237.05	94 Pu 239.05	95 Am 241.06	96 Cm 244.06	97 Bk 249.08	98 Cf 252.08	99 Es 252.08	100 Fm 257.1	101 Md 258.1	102 No 259.1	103 Lr 262.11

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 ==Additional Properties==
-Melting Point: 3567°F (1964°C or 2237 K)
+Melting Point: 3567&nbsp;°F (1964&nbsp;°C or 2237 K)
-Boiling Point: 6683°F (3695°C or 3968 K)
+Boiling Point: 6683&nbsp;°F (3695&nbsp;°C or 3968 K)
 Density: 12.4 grams per cubic centimeter<ref>http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele045.html</ref>
 ==Uses==
-The primary use for Rhodium is in catalytic converters for cars. <ref>http://www.rsc.org/periodic-table/element/45/rhodium</ref>
+The primary use for Rhodium is in catalytic converters for cars.<ref>http://www.rsc.org/periodic-table/element/45/rhodium</ref>
-==See Also==
+==See also==
 * [[Precious metal]]
 * [[Gold]] and [[Silver]]
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