Platinum final video

[Audio] Platinum. Platinum. Kylin Howell.

[Audio] Platinum is a heavy silver-white metal. It is soft and ductile and has a high melting point at 1768.2 degrees Celcius, 3214.8 degrees Fahrenheit, and 2041.4 Kelvin..

[Audio] Platinum is a naturally very heavy and strong metal. Occasionally Small amounts of iridium are commonly added to give a harder, stronger alloy that retains the advantages of pure platinum.

[Audio] The boiling point of platinum is 3825 degrees Celcius, 6917 degrees Fahrenheit, and 4098 kelvin and it also has a density of 21.5 g cm- 3..

[Audio] Looking at the periodic table there are a lot of fundamentals to learn about the element platinum. Platinum is located in the D-Block in the tenth group and the sixth period of the periodic table. The symbol for platinum is PT and it has an atomic number of 78 and an atomic weight of 195.09..

[Audio] When mining platinum it is found in its pure form. When it isn't found in its natural form it is found in the form of platiniridium, a natural alloy of platinum and iridium. ( MEC). Platinum is present in sulfide layers in certain mafic igneous bodies and is mined in Canada, Russia, South Africa, the USA, Zimbabwe, and Australia.

[Audio] In some cases, platinum is obtained as a by-product of copper and nickel processing.

[Audio] When it comes to platinum it is extensively used for jewelry. However, its main use it is in catalytic converters for cars, trucks and buses..

[Audio] Platinum is also used in electronics for computer hard disc and thermocouples.

[Audio] When it comes to the safety hazards of platinum, it can affect you when it's breathed in and can cause irritation to the eyes and skin. Platinum may cause allergy-like symptoms in some people, and an asthma-like allergy with low exposure. ( NJ D.O.H). In a workplace, the recommended airborne exposure limit is 1 mg/m3 averaged over an 8-hour work shift.

[Audio] Platinum is an interesting metal, and it is only one of six platinum metals on the periodic table which makes the research of platinum even more exciting.