Science Platinum
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
DISCOVERY OF PLATINUM
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HISTORY
- I was discovered in 1741 in Jamaica
- Charles wood discovered me
- While he was sent to South America
- 1802 Wouastan Tenet discovered refinery steps
PERIODIC TABLE
- I am a chemical element
- I have a chemical symbol pt
- My atomic number is 78
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PROPERTIES
- I am dense, malleable
- Very ductile, precious
- Gray white color
- 6 isotopes
- Rarest element in earths crust
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SOURCES
- I get mined out of the earth
- I am in a ore
- I have to be refined to become straight platinum
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USES
- Used in several different jewlery
- Used in catalytic converters
- Laboratory equipment
- And for electrodes
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CATALYTIC CONVERTER
- Catalytic converter exhaust
- It allows the complete combustion
- Concentrates of unbalanced hydrocarbons
- From exhaust turns into carbon dioxide and water vapor
HOW IT IS FOUND/MINED
- It is found in little spots of gold
- It has to be mined out
- Has to be refined to get 100% pure
- Rarest metal in earths crust
- It is found in a ore found in South America
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