Monday 16 February 2015
The usual state of Platinum and the discovery of Platinum
Platinum in it's pruest from looks lustrous and ductile, silver white metal. Platinum is found as a solid. |
| Julius Scaliger |
Platinum was first found in South America to make white gold-platinum alloys. The first record of platinum was at 1557 by Julius Scaliger but all he said was about Platinum was that is was a noble metal then is 1783 French chemist François Chabaneaus worked out a method of producing workable Platinum. Platinum back then was still being researched so not much people used it but when they did they made Jewellery. Now Platinum is often used for jewellery, decoration and even dental work but its normally an alloy.
Products and things made from Platinum and What would happen if Platinum didn't exist
Platinum is used sometimes as an alloy agent for metal products such as medical instruments, dental prosthesis and electronic contacts. Platinum when mixed with anodes is used of ships, pipelines and steel piers.
If Platinum were to not exist in this world then cars, trucks and buses engines would produce more harmful gases into the air for us to breathe and also our society wouldn't have computer hard drives or dental fillings. Platinum compounds are important for drugs used to cure cancer so if Platinum didn't exist it would be harder to find a cure for cancer.
The properties and reactivity of Platinum
Platinum is normally a soft, silvery-white metal that is dence with a sheen to it. Platinum is malleble but not as much as gold. In high heat Platinum does not oxidize in the air and it is unaffected by common acids. Platinum is a mon-dangerous metal but short time exposure to platinum salts can cause irritation around the face area, long time exposure can cause breathing and skin problems. 
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