Pd
Palladium (Atomic Number 46)
Category: transition | Period 5, Group 10 | Block: d
Precious metal capable of absorbing up to 900 times its volume in hydrogen.
Atomic & Physical Constants
- Standard Atomic Weight:
- 106.421 u
- Standard State Phase:
- Solid
- Electron Configuration:
- 2, 8, 18, 18
- Electronegativity (Pauling):
- 2.2
- Melting Point:
- 1828.05 K
- Boiling Point:
- 3236 K
Historical Discovery & Real-World Applications
Industrial & Scientific Uses
Catalytic converters, multilayer ceramic capacitors, fuel cells
Discovery History
Discovered by William Hyde Wollaston (1803).
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