What is the Chemical Symbol for Palladium?
The chemical symbol for palladium is Pd, and its atomic number is 46, meaning the nucleus
in an atom of palladium contain 46 protons. It was discovered by William Hyde Wollaston in
1803, who named it after the asteroid
Pallas
.
It is considered a sister metal of platinum and is similar in many ways, and is part of the platinum
group metals, although it is less dense and will melt at a lower temperature. As a noble metal,
palladium - chemical symbol Pd - is resistant to corrosion, making it an excellent store of wealth in
the form of
palladium bars.
Like its sister metal platinum, palladium's main use is in reducing car emissions in catalytic converters.
This demand source has risen significantly in the past decade, and has helped to push palladium up to
the most expensive of the four main precious metals. Furthermore it is used in jewellery, both in the
form of palladium jewellery and in the formation of the gold allow known as white gold.
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