April 2020
Intermediate to advanced
296 pages
5h 20m
English

Pd, so noble, “leafy,” rare—from Pallas took its name.
To riches gleaned when first ’twas sold, coy Wollaston laid claim.
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GROUP 10 TRANSITION METAL
Palladium is the third of the six noble metals that make up the platinum group (see “Ruthenium, Ru” on page 129 for the full list). All six display similar properties to platinum: they’re less reactive and more corrosion resistant than most other metals (hence their designation as “noble”). ...