PLATINUM FAST FACTS
Did you know that platinum is:
- So flexible that one gram of the metal can produce fine wire more than a mile long.
- Used in many other applications, notably catalytic converters in most cars worldwide.
- So rare that 10 tons of ore must be mined before producing a single ounce of platinum and the process takes eight weeks.
- Immortalized by the ancient Egyptians in their most precious works of art dating 2,500 years ago.
- More resistant to wear and tear than gold or silver, due to its heavier weight and density.
- So versatile it is used in medicine and industry for its catalytic, physical, and hypoallergenic properties.
- Found in Africa, Russia, and North America in deposits three-quarters of a mile deep beneath the earth’s surface.
- So dense that a six-inch cube of platinum weighs 165 pounds!
- Electron configuration: [Xe] 4f14 5d9 6s1
- Atomic mass: 195.084 u
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