Palladium

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= Palladium! =

When?Who?
==== Palladium was found in 1803 by William Hyde Wollaston. Palladium was named after the astroid Pallas witch was found two years before in 1801.The astroid Pallas has a diamteter greater then 300 miles. Astroids Pallas and Vesta are very similair in size. The astroid Pallas is the third largest astroid in the astroid belt. His father was a Rev. Frances. ====

= More About William H. Wollaston =

==== William H. Wollaston was the second of seventeen children. He was born on August 6, 1766 in England. He died on the 22nd of Dec. in 1828. William H. Wollaston was barried in ChiIslehurst, England. He also discovered rhodium (sybol Rh). ====

=​​ FUN FACTS!!!!! = = 1. Palladium can absorb up to 900 times its own volume of hydrogen. = = 2. In the late 1800's palladium was more expensive than platinum. = = 3. The largest use of palladium is for automobile catlytic converters. = = 4. Palladium is 30x rarer than gold. = = 5. Palladium was first used in jewlery in 1939. = = 6. Palladium is a soft silvery white metal. = = 7. Palladium is hypallergenic and tarnish resistant thats why it is used in jewlery. = = 8. Palladium is found in many electronics including computers and mobile phones. = = 9. The astroid pallas was found 2 years before palladium. = = 10. The founder of palladium lived in england. = = 11. Palladium is 12.6% harder than platinum. = = 12. Palladium is also more expensive then silver. = = 13. Palladium doesn't lose whitenesss when it is worn. = = 14. Palladium is worn like platinum. = = 15. Palladium is 95% pure. = = = = = = Palladium In Different Languages: = = = = = = = = __Uses For Palladium__ = ==
 * = Latin: palladium =
 * = Czech: palladium =
 * = Croation: paladij =
 * = French: palladium =
 * = German: palladium - s =
 * = Italin: palladio =
 * = Norwegian: palladium =
 * = Portuguese: paladio =
 * = Spanish: Paladio =
 * = Swedish: Palladium =
 * = Electronics-because of its stability and electrical conductivity. =
 * = Jewlry-because it is tarnish resistant and very light. =
 * = Chemicals- it is used for developing raw materials for synthetic rubber and nylon. =
 * = Photography- used in historic photographic printing process. =
 * = Medicine- for treatment of Prostate Cancer. =
 * = Nonmagnetic watch parts =
 * = Surgical instruments =

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