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| Pd | Palladium |
Atomic number : 46
Relative atomic mass (12C = 12.0000) : 106.42 |
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Group 10 transition metal Density / kg m-3 : 12 020 [293 K]; 10 379 [liquid at m.p.] |
Melting point / K : 1825 Boiling point / K : 3413 |
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Discovered in 1803 by W.H. Wollaston at London, England. |
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Abundances Sun (relative to H = 1 × 1012) : 32 Earth's crust / p.p.m. : c. 6 × 10-4 Residence time / years : 50 000 Classification : recycled Oxidation state : II |
Seawater / p.p.m. : Atlantic surface : n.a. Atlantic deep : n.a. Pacific surface : 1.9 × 10-8 Pacific deep : 6.8 × 10-8 |
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Level in humans Organs: n.a., but very low |
Daily dietary intake : n.a. Total mass of element in average (70 kg) person : n.a. |
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