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Welcome to thenoblemetal.weebly.com! This site includes nearly all you wish to know about the element platinum, and in an organized fashion. Simply click on the page you wish to visit (^ along the top ^).
Enjoy some interesting facts about platinum:
- Platinum is not soluble in hydrochloric acid or nitric acid. When the two are combined, they form aqua regia, which platinum is soluble in.
- The alchemical symbol for platinum (located at the top banner on the left) was created by joining the symbols for silver and gold. Platinum has silver's appearance and many of gold's properties.
- Platinum is used for many substances, from automobiles' catalytic converters to jewelry.
- Platinum is more expensive than gold!
- Platinum is part of a group of metals called the Platinum Metals.
- The idea of a catalyst was discovered with platinum! Obviously, platinum is one of the best catalysts to use in labs because it is very unreactive.
- The element Fluorine was discovered using materials made of platinum.
- A platinum-iridium bar exists in Washington D.C. at the Bureau of Standards. The bar is used as a metric length and weight standard. It weighs exactly 1kg and has two marks on it that are exactly 1m apart. The bar is kept in an isolated room at a constant temperature and pressure to prevent expansion.
Enjoy some interesting facts about platinum:
- Platinum is not soluble in hydrochloric acid or nitric acid. When the two are combined, they form aqua regia, which platinum is soluble in.
- The alchemical symbol for platinum (located at the top banner on the left) was created by joining the symbols for silver and gold. Platinum has silver's appearance and many of gold's properties.
- Platinum is used for many substances, from automobiles' catalytic converters to jewelry.
- Platinum is more expensive than gold!
- Platinum is part of a group of metals called the Platinum Metals.
- The idea of a catalyst was discovered with platinum! Obviously, platinum is one of the best catalysts to use in labs because it is very unreactive.
- The element Fluorine was discovered using materials made of platinum.
- A platinum-iridium bar exists in Washington D.C. at the Bureau of Standards. The bar is used as a metric length and weight standard. It weighs exactly 1kg and has two marks on it that are exactly 1m apart. The bar is kept in an isolated room at a constant temperature and pressure to prevent expansion.
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http://auto.howstuffworks.com/catalytic-converter1.htm
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http://blog.metallixdirectgold.com/bid/71277/Precious-Metals-in-Medical-Devices
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“EEC’s Founder: Marlin S. Walmer.” Electron Energy Corporation. Found April 20, 2012.
http://www.electronenergy.com/about-us/company-info.htm
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http://www.facts-about.org.uk/science-element-platinum.htm
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http://www.chemistryexplained.com/elements/L-P/Platinum.html
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http://www.firstprincipals.com/Pt-TCM.htm
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http://www.chemicool.com/elements/platinum.html
“What is a Platinum Resistance Thermometer?” National Physical Laboratory. Last updated March 25, 2010. Found April 20, 2012.
http://www.npl.co.uk/engineering-measurements/thermal/temperature/faqs/what-is-a-platinum-resistance-thermometer-(faq-thermal)
“Who Discovered Platinum.” Canada Gold Buyers. Found March 28, 2012.
http://www.canada-gold-buyers.com/who-discovered-platinum/
Arem, Joel. “Native Elements.” Knowledge Through Colour: Rocks and Minerals, p. 41. Bantam Books, Toronto: 1973.
Asimov, Isaac. “Platinum: The Noble Element.” Building Blocks of the Universe, p. 197-204. Abelard-Schuman, New York: 1961.
Asimov Isaac. “The Age of Phlogistan.” The Search for the Elements, p. 37. Basic Books Publishing Company Inc, New York: 1962.
Asimov Isaac. “Clues in the Spectrum.” The Search for the Elements, p. 82. Basic Books Publishing Company Inc, New York: 1962.
Asimov Isaac. “The Invisible Particles.” The Search for the Elements, p. 60-61. Basic Books Publishing Company Incorporated, New York: 1962.
Borner, Rudolf. “Minerals.” Minerals, Rocks and Gemstones, p. 73. Oliver and Boyd Limited, London: 1962.
Bryant, Charles W. and Karim Nice. “How Catalytic Converters Work.” How Stuff Works. Last updated 2012. Found April 20, 2012.
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/catalytic-converter1.htm
Considine, Douglas M., Considine, Glenn D. “Pt and Pt Group”. Encyclopedia of Chemistry: 4th Edition. p. 731-734. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Incorporated, New York: 1984.
Hestop, R. B., Robinson, P. L. “The Pt Metals.” Inorganic Chemistry, p. 501. Elseuer Publishing Company, New York: 1963.
Marini, Luis. “Precious Metals in Medical Devices.” Metallix Direct Gold. Last updated September 14, 2011. Found April 20, 2012.
http://blog.metallixdirectgold.com/bid/71277/Precious-Metals-in-Medical-Devices
Meyer, Jerome. “The Triads: Nine Metals.” The Elements: Builders of the Universe. Nelson, Foster, and Scott Limited: 1957.
Pough, Frederick H. “The Elements: The Metals.” Rocks and Minerals, p. 100-101. Houghton Mifflic Company, New York: 1990.
Schumann, Walter. “Platinum, Pure.” Minerals of the World, p. 164. Sterling Publishing Company, New York: 1992.
Weast, Robert C. “The Elements: Platinum.” Handbook of Chemistry and Physics: 62nd Edition: 1981-1982, p. B30. CRC Press Incorporated, Boca Raton, Florida: 1982.
Weast, Robert C. “Physical Constants of Inorganic Compounds.” Handbook of Chemistry and Physics: 62nd Edition: 1981-1982, p. B1200. CRC Press Incorporated, Boca Raton, Florida: 1982.
“EEC’s Founder: Marlin S. Walmer.” Electron Energy Corporation. Found April 20, 2012.
http://www.electronenergy.com/about-us/company-info.htm
“Facts About Platinum.” Facts About. Found March 28, 2012.
http://www.facts-about.org.uk/science-element-platinum.htm
“Platinum.” Chemistry Explained. Last updated 2012. Found March 28, 2012.
http://www.chemistryexplained.com/elements/L-P/Platinum.html
“Platinum-Based Cancer Drug.” First Principals, Inc. Found April 20, 2012.
http://www.firstprincipals.com/Pt-TCM.htm
“Platinum Element Facts.” Chemicool. Found March 28, 2012.
http://www.chemicool.com/elements/platinum.html
“What is a Platinum Resistance Thermometer?” National Physical Laboratory. Last updated March 25, 2010. Found April 20, 2012.
http://www.npl.co.uk/engineering-measurements/thermal/temperature/faqs/what-is-a-platinum-resistance-thermometer-(faq-thermal)
“Who Discovered Platinum.” Canada Gold Buyers. Found March 28, 2012.
http://www.canada-gold-buyers.com/who-discovered-platinum/