Palladium

A piece of palladium.

Palladium is a chemical element. It has the chemical symbol Pd. It has the atomic number 46. It is a noble metal. It is silver white. In chemistry it is placed in a group of metal elements named the transition metals. It is also part of the platinum group.

Palladium has similar chemistry to platinum. It is extracted from (made by taking from) some copper and nickel ores. Its main use is as a catalyst in a vehicle's catalytic converter, but it is also used to make jewellery.

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Palladium Media

sample of Pd(OAc)2
Platinum-palladium ore from the Stillwater mine in the Beartooth Mountains, Montana, US
Sulfidic serpentintite (platinum-palladium ore) from the Stillwater mine in Montana
This bubble map shows the global distribution of palladium output in 2005 as a percentage of the top producer (Russia - 143 tonnes).*This map is consistent with incomplete set of data too as long as the top producer is known. It resolves the accessibility issues faced by colour-coded maps that may not be properly rendered in old computer screens.*Data was extracted on 31st May 2007. Source -
Cross-section of a metal-core catalytic converter
The Soviet 25-rouble commemorative palladium coin is a rare example of the monetary usage of palladium.
Catalytic cycle for Kumada cross coupling reaction, which is widely used in the synthesis of fine chemicals
William Hyde Wollaston
Very Large Telescope image of 2 Pallas, the asteroid after which Palladium was named.
Palladium prices – US dollars per troy ounce