General Information:
Chemical Formula:Pd or (Pd,Hg)
Composition:(Molecular Weight = 106.42 gm)Palladium 100.0 %
Pd Empirical Formula: Pd
Name Origin:After the asteroid "Pallas"
Physical Properties: Cleavage:None
Color:white or steel gray.
Density:11.3 - 11.8, Average = 11.55
Diaphaniety:Opaque
Habits:Granular - Generally occurs as anhedral to subhedral crystals in matrix., ,
Hardness:4.5-5
Luminescence:Non-fluorescent.
Luster:Metallic
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Atomic Mass : 106.42
Atomic Number : 46
Name Origins: After the asteroid "Pallas"
Year Discovered : 1803
Discovery Credits : Discovered by W. H. Wellaston at London, UK.
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