CHEMISTRY

Palladium Palladium is an element that it chemical symbol is PD. It atomic number is 46 and it atomic mass is 106. The element was named after the asteroid Pallas, that is why this element is called Palladium. This element is a platinum metal, rare and lustrous silver-white. This element is the one that has the lowest melting point of it group and also is the least dense of these metals. The total electronic configuratio is: 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s2, 3p6, 4p6, 5s2, 4d10, 5p2. It atomic radius is: 137 pm, ionization energy: 804.7, electron affinity: 53.7, electronegativity: 2.2. Palladium is used in jewelry, in dentristy, watch making, in blood sugar tests,etc. media type="custom" key="3993967"