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PLATINUM
By: Mercdes Vega
Periodic table informationPeriodic table information
• Symbol- Pt• Atomic number- 78• Atomic mass- 195.084
• Symbol- Pt• Atomic number- 78• Atomic mass- 195.084
ContinuedContinued
• Platinum costs $4700 per 100g• Group 10 • Period 6• Normal phase is solid• Platinum is a metal• Patinum is found in gold bearing
sands,Columbia and western US
• Platinum costs $4700 per 100g• Group 10 • Period 6• Normal phase is solid• Platinum is a metal• Patinum is found in gold bearing
sands,Columbia and western US
BenefitsBenefits
• Platinum is tarnish resistant• It doesn’t effect the environment
at all• Shiny and smooth
• Platinum is tarnish resistant• It doesn’t effect the environment
at all• Shiny and smooth
What it’s used forWhat it’s used for
• Making jewlry• Laboratory utensils• Electrical resistant wires• Making leaded gasoline
• Making jewlry• Laboratory utensils• Electrical resistant wires• Making leaded gasoline
Harms/ safety concernsHarms/ safety concerns
• Can cause DNA alterations• Can cause hearing damage• Can kill animals who eat plant
roots that have platinum in them
• Can cause DNA alterations• Can cause hearing damage• Can kill animals who eat plant
roots that have platinum in them
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