Osmium
01/04/2018 / By Janine Acero
Osmium – toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts
Osmium is a lustrous, bluish-white, hard metal that can be brittle at high temperatures. Osmium belongs to the platinum group metals (ruthenium, rhodium, indium, iridium, palladium, and platinum), which are often found together in nature. British chemist Smithson Tennant discovered osmium in 1803 in the residue left when aqua regia dissolved crude platinum. Its name comes […]
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