PLATINUM

By: Mercdes Vega

Periodic table informationPeriodic table information

• Symbol- Pt• Atomic number- 78• Atomic mass- 195.084

• Symbol- Pt• Atomic number- 78• Atomic mass- 195.084

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• Platinum costs $4700 per 100g• Group 10 • Period 6• Normal phase is solid• Platinum is a metal• Patinum is found in gold bearing

sands,Columbia and western US

• Platinum costs $4700 per 100g• Group 10 • Period 6• Normal phase is solid• Platinum is a metal• Patinum is found in gold bearing

sands,Columbia and western US

BenefitsBenefits

• Platinum is tarnish resistant• It doesn’t effect the environment

at all• Shiny and smooth

• Platinum is tarnish resistant• It doesn’t effect the environment

at all• Shiny and smooth

What it’s used forWhat it’s used for

• Making jewlry• Laboratory utensils• Electrical resistant wires• Making leaded gasoline

• Making jewlry• Laboratory utensils• Electrical resistant wires• Making leaded gasoline

Harms/ safety concernsHarms/ safety concerns

• Can cause DNA alterations• Can cause hearing damage• Can kill animals who eat plant

roots that have platinum in them

• Can cause DNA alterations• Can cause hearing damage• Can kill animals who eat plant

roots that have platinum in them

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