Platinum

A heavy, soft, whitish metal, resembling tin, with atomic number 78, atomic weight 195.084, symbol Pt. It is used in manufacturing equipment for laboratory and industrial use. It occurs as a black powder (platinum black) and as a spongy substance (spongy platinum) and may have been known in Pliny's time as "alutiae".

Also Known As:

Platinum Black

Inorganic Chemicals: 9
- Metals: 20694
  - Heavy Metals: 3207
    - Platinum: 17370
- Elements: 18681
  - Heavy Metals: 3207
    - Platinum: 17370
  - Transition Elements: 3
    - Platinum: 17370

Platinum-192

Bio-Agent Context: Research Results