Platinum (Pt)

A dense, malleable, ductile, highly unreactive, precious, silver-white transition metal.

All the platinum ever mined would easily fit in a standard living room.

Element properties

Atomic number
78
Symbol
Pt
Atomic mass
195.08 u
Category
Transition Metal
Period
6
Group
10
Block
d
State
Solid
Electron configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d9 6s1
Electronegativity (Pauling)
2.28
Density
21.45 g/cm³
Melting point
1768 °C
Boiling point
3825 °C

Uses