Platinum (Pt)

Attractive greyish-white metal. When pure, it is malleable and ductile. Does not oxidize in air, insoluble in hydrochloric and nitric acid. Corroded by halogens, cyandies, sulphur and alkalis. Hydrogen and Oxygen react explosively in the presence of platinumpy. There are six stable isotopes and three radioisotopes, the most stable being Pt-193 with a half-life of 60 years. Platinum is used in jewelry, laboratory equipment, electrical contacts, dentistry, and anti-pollution devices in cars. PtCl2(NH3)2 is used to treat some forms of cancer. Platinum-Cobalt alloys have magnetic properties. It is also used in the definition of the Standard Hydrogen Electrode. Discovered by Antonio de Ulloa in South America in 1735. The name comes from the Spanish word platina which means silver. Platinum metal is generally not a health concern due to its unreactivity, however platinum compounds should be considered highly toxic.

Atomic Number	78
Atomic Weight	195.084
Mass Number	195

Group	10
Period	6
Block	d

Protons	78 p⁺
Neutrons	117 n⁰
Electrons	78 e^-

Properties

Energy
Atomic Radius	135 pm 230 pm
Molar Volume	9.1 cm³/mol
Covalent Radius	123 pm 112 pm 110 pm 136 pm
Metallic Radius	130 pm 139 pm
Ionic Radius	60 pm 80 pm 62.5 pm 57 pm
Crystal Radius	74 pm 94 pm 76.5 pm 71 pm
Van der Waals Radius	205 pm 213 pm 239 pm 275.4 pm
Density	21.5 g/cm³ 19,770 kg/m³
Proton Affinity
Electron Affinity	2.128 eV/particle
Ionization Energy	8.95883 eV/particle 18.56 eV/particle 29 eV/particle 43 eV/particle 56 eV/particle 75 eV/particle 91 eV/particle 109 eV/particle 126 eV/particle 144.9 eV/particle 220.4 eV/particle 245 eV/particle 269 eV/particle 293 eV/particle 332 eV/particle 358 eV/particle 392 eV/particle 445 eV/particle 479 eV/particle 507 eV/particle 550 eV/particle 610 eV/particle 660 eV/particle 710 eV/particle 760 eV/particle 820 eV/particle 870 eV/particle 930 eV/particle 980 eV/particle 1,040 eV/particle 1,090 eV/particle 1,140 eV/particle 1,402 eV/particle 1,454 eV/particle 1,509 eV/particle 1,567 eV/particle 1,624 eV/particle 1,680 eV/particle 1,763 eV/particle 1,821 eV/particle 1,883 eV/particle 1,941 eV/particle 2,171 eV/particle 2,228 eV/particle 2,291 eV/particle 2,350 eV/particle 2,536 eV/particle 2,603 eV/particle 2,762 eV/particle 2,827.8 eV/particle 4,715 eV/particle 4,839 eV/particle 4,980 eV/particle 5,128 eV/particle 5,270 eV/particle 5,410 eV/particle 5,654 eV/particle 5,800 eV/particle 5,959 eV/particle 6,106 eV/particle 6,517 eV/particle 6,646 eV/particle 6,787 eV/particle 6,918 eV/particle 7,512 eV/particle 7,660 eV/particle 7,960 eV/particle 8,100 eV/particle 17,540 eV/particle 17,890 eV/particle 18,280 eV/particle 18,630 eV/particle 20,840 eV/particle 21,280 eV/particle 21,840 eV/particle 22,205.7 eV/particle 88,955.17 eV/particle 90,660 eV/particle

Heat of Vaporization	470 kJ/mol
Heat of Fusion	21.76 kJ/mol
Heat of Formation	565.7 kJ/mol
Electrons
Electron Shells	2, 8, 18, 32, 17, 1

Valence Electrons	1
Electron Configuration	[Xe] 4f¹⁴ 5d⁹ 6s¹

Oxidation States	-3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Electronegativity	10.16 eV/particle 0.25691 2.2
Electrophilicity	2.249320350691278 eV/particle
Phases
Phase	Solid
Gas Phase
Boiling Point	4,098.15 K
Melting Point	2,041.35 K
Critical Pressure
Critical Temperature
Triple Point
Visual
Color	Gray #ff1493 #d0d0e0 #d0d0e0
Appearance	silvery white
Refractive Index
Thermodynamic Properties
Thermal Conductivity	71.6 W/(m K)
Thermal Expansion	0.0000089 1/K
Molar Heat Capacity	25.86 J/(mol K)
Specific Heat Capacity	0.133 J/(g⋅K)
Heat Capacity Ratio (Adiabatic Index)
Electrical Properties
Type	Conductor
Electrical Conductivity	9.4 MS/m
Electrical Resistivity	0.00000011 m Ω
Superconducting Point
Magnetism
Type	paramagnetic
Magnetic Susceptibility (Mass)	0.0000000122 m³/Kg
Magnetic Susceptibility (Molar)	0.00000000238 m³/mol
Magnetic Susceptibility (Volume)	0.0002573
Magnetic Ordering
Curie Point
Neel Point
Structure
Crystal Structure	Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
Lattice Constant	3.92 Å
Lattice Angles	π/2, π/2, π/2
Mechanical Properties
Hardness	392 MPa 3.5 MPa 549 MPa
Bulk Modulus	230 GPa
Shear Modulus	61 GPa
Young Modulus	168 GPa
Poisson Ratio	0.38
Speed of Sound	2,680 m/s
Classification
Category	Transition metals, Transition metals
CAS Group	VIIIA
IUPAC Group	VIII
Glawe Number	64
Mendeleev Number	69
Pettifor Number	68
Geochemical Class	noble metal
Goldschmidt Class	siderophile
Other
Gas Basicity
Dipole Polarizability	48 ± 4 a₀
C6 Dispersion Coefficient	470 a₀
Allotropes
Neutron Cross Section	10
Neutron Mass Absorption	0.002
Quantum Numbers	3D3
Space Group	225 (Fm_3m)

Isotopes of Platinum

Stable Isotopes	6
Unstable Isotopes	38
Radioactive Isotopes	39

¹⁶⁵Pt

Abundance	Radioactive ☢️
Relative Atomic Mass	164.999658 ± 0.000429 Da
Mass Number	165
G-Factor
Half Life	370 ± 180 us
Spin	7/2
Quadrupole Moment
Discovery Year	2019
Parity	-

¹⁶⁵Pt Decay Modes

Decay Mode	Intensity
α (α emission)	100%

¹⁶⁶Pt

Abundance	Radioactive ☢️
Relative Atomic Mass	165.994866 ± 0.000322 Da
Mass Number	166
G-Factor	0
Half Life	294 ± 62 us
Spin	0
Quadrupole Moment	0
Discovery Year	1996
Parity	+

¹⁶⁶Pt Decay Modes

Decay Mode	Intensity
α (α emission)	100%

¹⁶⁷Pt

Abundance	Radioactive ☢️
Relative Atomic Mass	166.99275 ± 0.000329 Da
Mass Number	167
G-Factor
Half Life	915 ± 123 us
Spin	7/2
Quadrupole Moment
Discovery Year	1996
Parity	-

¹⁶⁷Pt Decay Modes

Decay Mode	Intensity
α (α emission)	100%

¹⁶⁸Pt

Abundance	Radioactive ☢️
Relative Atomic Mass	167.988180196 ± 0.00016096 Da
Mass Number	168
G-Factor	0
Half Life	2.02 ± 0.1 ms
Spin	0
Quadrupole Moment	0
Discovery Year	1981
Parity	+

¹⁶⁸Pt Decay Modes

Decay Mode	Intensity
α (α emission)	100%
β⁺ (β⁺ decay; β⁺ = ϵ + e⁺)	%

¹⁶⁹Pt

Abundance	Radioactive ☢️
Relative Atomic Mass	168.986619 ± 0.000215 Da
Mass Number	169
G-Factor
Half Life	6.99 ± 0.09 ms
Spin	7/2
Quadrupole Moment
Discovery Year	1981
Parity	-

¹⁶⁹Pt Decay Modes

Decay Mode	Intensity
α (α emission)	100%
β⁺ (β⁺ decay; β⁺ = ϵ + e⁺)	%

¹⁷⁰Pt

Abundance	Radioactive ☢️
Relative Atomic Mass	169.982502087 ± 0.000019588 Da
Mass Number	170
G-Factor	0
Half Life	13.93 ± 0.16 ms
Spin	0
Quadrupole Moment	0
Discovery Year	1981
Parity	+

¹⁷⁰Pt Decay Modes

Decay Mode	Intensity
α (α emission)	100%
β⁺ (β⁺ decay; β⁺ = ϵ + e⁺)	%

¹⁷¹Pt

Abundance	Radioactive ☢️
Relative Atomic Mass	170.981248868 ± 0.000086904 Da
Mass Number	171
G-Factor
Half Life	45.5 ± 2.5 ms
Spin	7/2
Quadrupole Moment
Discovery Year	1981
Parity	-

¹⁷¹Pt Decay Modes

Decay Mode	Intensity
α (α emission)	86%
β⁺ (β⁺ decay; β⁺ = ϵ + e⁺)	%

¹⁷²Pt

Abundance	Radioactive ☢️
Relative Atomic Mass	171.977341059 ± 0.000011139 Da
Mass Number	172
G-Factor	0
Half Life	97.6 ± 1.3 ms
Spin	0
Quadrupole Moment	0
Discovery Year	1981
Parity	+

¹⁷²Pt Decay Modes

Decay Mode	Intensity
α (α emission)	96%
β⁺ (β⁺ decay; β⁺ = ϵ + e⁺)	%

¹⁷³Pt

Abundance	Radioactive ☢️
Relative Atomic Mass	172.976449922 ± 0.000068096 Da
Mass Number	173
G-Factor
Half Life	382 ± 2 ms
Spin	5/2
Quadrupole Moment
Discovery Year	1966
Parity	-

¹⁷³Pt Decay Modes

Decay Mode	Intensity
α (α emission)	86%
β⁺ (β⁺ decay; β⁺ = ϵ + e⁺)	%

¹⁷⁴Pt

Abundance	Radioactive ☢️
Relative Atomic Mass	173.972820431 ± 0.000011098 Da
Mass Number	174
G-Factor	0
Half Life	862 ± 8 ms
Spin	0
Quadrupole Moment	0
Discovery Year	1966
Parity	+

¹⁷⁴Pt Decay Modes

Decay Mode	Intensity
α (α emission)	74.9%
β⁺ (β⁺ decay; β⁺ = ϵ + e⁺)	%

¹⁷⁵Pt

Abundance	Radioactive ☢️
Relative Atomic Mass	174.972400593 ± 0.000019982 Da
Mass Number	175
G-Factor
Half Life	2.43 ± 0.04 s
Spin	7/2
Quadrupole Moment
Discovery Year	1966
Parity	-

¹⁷⁵Pt Decay Modes

Decay Mode	Intensity
α (α emission)	64%
β⁺ (β⁺ decay; β⁺ = ϵ + e⁺)	%

¹⁷⁶Pt

Abundance	Radioactive ☢️
Relative Atomic Mass	175.968938162 ± 0.000013647 Da
Mass Number	176
G-Factor	0
Half Life	6.33 ± 0.15 s
Spin	0
Quadrupole Moment	0
Discovery Year	1966
Parity	+

¹⁷⁶Pt Decay Modes

Decay Mode	Intensity
β⁺ (β⁺ decay; β⁺ = ϵ + e⁺)	%
α (α emission)	40%

¹⁷⁷Pt

Abundance	Radioactive ☢️
Relative Atomic Mass	176.968469541 ± 0.00001609 Da
Mass Number	177
G-Factor
Half Life	10 ± 0.4 s
Spin	5/2
Quadrupole Moment
Discovery Year	1966
Parity	-

¹⁷⁷Pt Decay Modes

Decay Mode	Intensity
β⁺ (β⁺ decay; β⁺ = ϵ + e⁺)	94.3%
α (α emission)	5.7%

¹⁷⁸Pt

Abundance	Radioactive ☢️
Relative Atomic Mass	177.965649288 ± 0.000010878 Da
Mass Number	178
G-Factor	0
Half Life	20.7 ± 0.7 s
Spin	0
Quadrupole Moment	0
Discovery Year	1966
Parity	+

¹⁷⁸Pt Decay Modes

Decay Mode	Intensity
β⁺ (β⁺ decay; β⁺ = ϵ + e⁺)	92.3%
α (α emission)	7.7%

¹⁷⁹Pt

Abundance	Radioactive ☢️
Relative Atomic Mass	178.965358742 ± 0.000008563 Da
Mass Number	179
G-Factor	0.86 ± 0.06
Half Life	21.2 ± 0.4 s
Spin	1/2
Quadrupole Moment	0
Discovery Year	1966
Parity	-

¹⁷⁹Pt Decay Modes

Decay Mode	Intensity
β⁺ (β⁺ decay; β⁺ = ϵ + e⁺)	100%
α (α emission)	0.24%

¹⁸⁰Pt

Abundance	Radioactive ☢️
Relative Atomic Mass	179.96303801 ± 0.00001079 Da
Mass Number	180
G-Factor	0
Half Life	56 ± 3 s
Spin	0
Quadrupole Moment	0
Discovery Year	1966
Parity	+

¹⁸⁰Pt Decay Modes

Decay Mode	Intensity
β⁺ (β⁺ decay; β⁺ = ϵ + e⁺)	99.48%
α (α emission)	0.52%

¹⁸¹Pt

Abundance	Radioactive ☢️
Relative Atomic Mass	180.963089946 ± 0.000014695 Da
Mass Number	181
G-Factor	0.96 ± 0.04
Half Life	52 ± 2.2 s
Spin	1/2
Quadrupole Moment	0
Discovery Year	1966
Parity	-

¹⁸¹Pt Decay Modes

Decay Mode	Intensity
β⁺ (β⁺ decay; β⁺ = ϵ + e⁺)	100%
α (α emission)	0.074%

¹⁸²Pt

Abundance	Radioactive ☢️
Relative Atomic Mass	181.961171605 ± 0.000014057 Da
Mass Number	182
G-Factor	0
Half Life	2.67 ± 0.12 m
Spin	0
Quadrupole Moment	0
Discovery Year	1963
Parity	+

¹⁸²Pt Decay Modes

Decay Mode	Intensity
β⁺ (β⁺ decay; β⁺ = ϵ + e⁺)	0.962%
α (α emission)	0.038%

¹⁸³Pt

Abundance	Radioactive ☢️
Relative Atomic Mass	182.961595895 ± 0.000015261 Da
Mass Number	183
G-Factor	1 ± 0.01
Half Life	6.5 ± 1 m
Spin	1/2
Quadrupole Moment	0
Discovery Year	1963
Parity	-

¹⁸³Pt Decay Modes

Decay Mode	Intensity
β⁺ (β⁺ decay; β⁺ = ϵ + e⁺)	100%
α (α emission)	0.0096%

¹⁸⁴Pt

Abundance	Radioactive ☢️
Relative Atomic Mass	183.959921929 ± 0.000015828 Da
Mass Number	184
G-Factor	0
Half Life	17.3 ± 0.2 m
Spin	0
Quadrupole Moment	0
Discovery Year	1963
Parity	+

¹⁸⁴Pt Decay Modes

Decay Mode	Intensity
β⁺ (β⁺ decay; β⁺ = ϵ + e⁺)	100%
α (α emission)	0.0017%

¹⁸⁵Pt

Abundance	Radioactive ☢️
Relative Atomic Mass	184.960613659 ± 0.000027731 Da
Mass Number	185
G-Factor	-0.16 ± 0.0024444444444444
Half Life	70.9 ± 2.4 m
Spin	9/2
Quadrupole Moment
Discovery Year	1960
Parity	+

¹⁸⁵Pt Decay Modes

Decay Mode	Intensity
β⁺ (β⁺ decay; β⁺ = ϵ + e⁺)	100%
α (α emission)	0.005%

¹⁸⁶Pt

Abundance	Radioactive ☢️
Relative Atomic Mass	185.959350845 ± 0.000023344 Da
Mass Number	186
G-Factor	0
Half Life	2.08 ± 0.05 h
Spin	0
Quadrupole Moment	0
Discovery Year	1961
Parity	+

¹⁸⁶Pt Decay Modes

Decay Mode	Intensity
β⁺ (β⁺ decay; β⁺ = ϵ + e⁺)	100%
α (α emission)	1.4%

¹⁸⁷Pt

Abundance	Radioactive ☢️
Relative Atomic Mass	186.960616646 ± 0.000025837 Da
Mass Number	187
G-Factor	-0.26466666666667 ± 0.0053333333333333
Half Life	2.35 ± 0.03 h
Spin	3/2
Quadrupole Moment
Discovery Year	1961
Parity	-

¹⁸⁷Pt Decay Modes

Decay Mode	Intensity
β⁺ (β⁺ decay; β⁺ = ϵ + e⁺)	100%

¹⁸⁸Pt

Abundance	Radioactive ☢️
Relative Atomic Mass	187.959397521 ± 0.000005694 Da
Mass Number	188
G-Factor	0
Half Life	10.16 ± 0.18 d
Spin	0
Quadrupole Moment	0
Discovery Year	1954
Parity	+

¹⁸⁸Pt Decay Modes

Decay Mode	Intensity
ϵ (electron capture)	100%
α (α emission)	2.6%

¹⁸⁹Pt

Abundance	Radioactive ☢️
Relative Atomic Mass	188.960848485 ± 0.000010832 Da
Mass Number	189
G-Factor	-0.292 ± 0.0053333333333333
Half Life	10.87 ± 0.12 h
Spin	3/2
Quadrupole Moment
Discovery Year	1955
Parity	-

¹⁸⁹Pt Decay Modes

Decay Mode	Intensity
β⁺ (β⁺ decay; β⁺ = ϵ + e⁺)	100%

¹⁹⁰Pt

Abundance	Radioactive ☢️ 0.012 ± 0.002
Relative Atomic Mass	189.959949823 ± 0.000000705 Da
Mass Number	190
G-Factor	0
Half Life	483 ± 3 Gy
Spin	0
Quadrupole Moment	0
Discovery Year	1949
Parity	+

¹⁹⁰Pt Decay Modes

Decay Mode	Intensity
α (α emission)	100%
2β⁺ (double β⁺ decay)	%

¹⁹¹Pt

Abundance	Radioactive ☢️
Relative Atomic Mass	190.961676261 ± 0.00000443 Da
Mass Number	191
G-Factor	-0.33266666666667 ± 0.0033333333333333
Half Life	2.83 ± 0.02 d
Spin	3/2
Quadrupole Moment
Discovery Year	1948
Parity	-

¹⁹¹Pt Decay Modes

Decay Mode	Intensity
ϵ (electron capture)	100%

¹⁹²Pt

Abundance	0.782 ± 0.024
Relative Atomic Mass	191.961042667 ± 0.000002758 Da
Mass Number	192
G-Factor	0
Half Life
Spin	0
Quadrupole Moment	0
Discovery Year	1935
Parity	+

¹⁹²Pt Decay Modes

Decay Mode	Intensity
α (α emission)	%

¹⁹³Pt

Abundance	Radioactive ☢️
Relative Atomic Mass	192.962984546 ± 0.000001458 Da
Mass Number	193
G-Factor	1.202 ± 0.016
Half Life	50 ± 6 y
Spin	1/2
Quadrupole Moment	0
Discovery Year	1948
Parity	-

¹⁹³Pt Decay Modes

Decay Mode	Intensity
ϵ (electron capture)	100%

¹⁹⁴Pt

Abundance	32.864 ± 0.41
Relative Atomic Mass	193.962683498 ± 0.000000532 Da
Mass Number	194
G-Factor	0
Half Life
Spin	0
Quadrupole Moment	0
Discovery Year	1935
Parity	+

¹⁹⁵Pt

Abundance	33.775 ± 0.24
Relative Atomic Mass	194.964794325 ± 0.00000054 Da
Mass Number	195
G-Factor
Half Life
Spin	1/2
Quadrupole Moment	0
Discovery Year	1935
Parity	-

¹⁹⁵Pt Decay Modes

Decay Mode	Intensity
α (α emission)	%

¹⁹⁶Pt

Abundance	25.211 ± 0.34
Relative Atomic Mass	195.964954648 ± 0.000000547 Da
Mass Number	196
G-Factor	0
Half Life
Spin	0
Quadrupole Moment	0
Discovery Year	1935
Parity	+

¹⁹⁷Pt

Abundance	Radioactive ☢️
Relative Atomic Mass	196.96734303 ± 0.000000575 Da
Mass Number	197
G-Factor	1.02 ± 0.04
Half Life	19.8915 ± 0.0019 h
Spin	1/2
Quadrupole Moment	0
Discovery Year	1936
Parity	-

¹⁹⁷Pt Decay Modes

Decay Mode	Intensity
β⁻ (β⁻ decay)	100%

¹⁹⁸Pt

Abundance	7.356 ± 0.13
Relative Atomic Mass	197.967896718 ± 0.000002254 Da
Mass Number	198
G-Factor	0
Half Life
Spin	0
Quadrupole Moment	0
Discovery Year	1935
Parity	+

¹⁹⁸Pt Decay Modes

Decay Mode	Intensity
2β⁻ (double β⁻ decay)	%
α (α emission)	%

¹⁹⁹Pt

Abundance	Radioactive ☢️
Relative Atomic Mass	198.970597022 ± 0.000002317 Da
Mass Number	199
G-Factor
Half Life	30.8 ± 0.21 m
Spin	5/2
Quadrupole Moment
Discovery Year	1937
Parity	-

¹⁹⁹Pt Decay Modes

Decay Mode	Intensity
β⁻ (β⁻ decay)	100%

²⁰⁰Pt

Abundance	Radioactive ☢️
Relative Atomic Mass	199.971444609 ± 0.000021588 Da
Mass Number	200
G-Factor	0
Half Life	12.6 ± 0.3 h
Spin	0
Quadrupole Moment	0
Discovery Year	1957
Parity	+

²⁰⁰Pt Decay Modes

Decay Mode	Intensity
β⁻ (β⁻ decay)	100%

²⁰¹Pt

Abundance	Radioactive ☢️
Relative Atomic Mass	200.974513305 ± 0.000053788 Da
Mass Number	201
G-Factor
Half Life	2.5 ± 0.1 m
Spin	5/2
Quadrupole Moment
Discovery Year	1962
Parity	-

²⁰¹Pt Decay Modes

Decay Mode	Intensity
β⁻ (β⁻ decay)	100%

²⁰²Pt

Abundance	Radioactive ☢️
Relative Atomic Mass	201.975639 ± 0.000027 Da
Mass Number	202
G-Factor	0
Half Life	44 ± 15 h
Spin	0
Quadrupole Moment	0
Discovery Year	1992
Parity	+

²⁰²Pt Decay Modes

Decay Mode	Intensity
β⁻ (β⁻ decay)	100%

²⁰³Pt

Abundance	Radioactive ☢️
Relative Atomic Mass	202.979055 ± 0.000215 Da
Mass Number	203
G-Factor
Half Life	22 ± 4 s
Spin	1/2
Quadrupole Moment	0
Discovery Year	2008
Parity	-

²⁰³Pt Decay Modes

Decay Mode	Intensity
β⁻ (β⁻ decay)	100%

²⁰⁴Pt

Abundance	Radioactive ☢️
Relative Atomic Mass	203.981084 ± 0.000215 Da
Mass Number	204
G-Factor	0
Half Life	10.3 ± 1.4 s
Spin	0
Quadrupole Moment	0
Discovery Year	2008
Parity	+

²⁰⁴Pt Decay Modes

Decay Mode	Intensity
β⁻ (β⁻ decay)	100%

²⁰⁵Pt

Abundance	Radioactive ☢️
Relative Atomic Mass	204.986237 ± 0.000322 Da
Mass Number	205
G-Factor
Half Life
Spin	9/2
Quadrupole Moment
Discovery Year	2009
Parity	+

²⁰⁵Pt Decay Modes

Decay Mode	Intensity
β⁻ (β⁻ decay)	%

²⁰⁶Pt

Abundance	Radioactive ☢️
Relative Atomic Mass	205.99008 ± 0.000322 Da
Mass Number	206
G-Factor	0
Half Life
Spin	0
Quadrupole Moment	0
Discovery Year	2012
Parity	+

²⁰⁶Pt Decay Modes

Decay Mode	Intensity
β⁻ (β⁻ decay)	%
β⁻ n (β⁻-delayed neutron emission)	%

²⁰⁷Pt

Abundance	Radioactive ☢️
Relative Atomic Mass	206.995556 ± 0.000429 Da
Mass Number	207
G-Factor
Half Life
Spin	9/2
Quadrupole Moment
Discovery Year	2012
Parity	+

²⁰⁷Pt Decay Modes

Decay Mode	Intensity
β⁻ (β⁻ decay)	%
β⁻ n (β⁻-delayed neutron emission)	%

²⁰⁸Pt

Abundance	Radioactive ☢️
Relative Atomic Mass	207.999463 ± 0.000429 Da
Mass Number	208
G-Factor	0
Half Life
Spin	0
Quadrupole Moment	0
Discovery Year	2012
Parity	+

²⁰⁸Pt Decay Modes

Decay Mode	Intensity
β⁻ (β⁻ decay)	%
β⁻ n (β⁻-delayed neutron emission)	%

History

Platinum was first used by pre-Columbian South American natives to produce artifacts. Antonio de Ulloa published his findings about platinum in 1748, but Sir Charles Wood also investigated the metal in 1741. First reference to it as a new metal was made by William Brownrigg in 1750. From the Spanish word platina, meaning silver

Discoverers	Julius Scaliger
Discovery Location	Italy
Discovery Year	1735
Etymology (Name Origin)	Spanish: platina (little silver).
Pronunciation	PLAT-n-em (English)

Platinum is considered to be non-toxic

Platinum exists in higher abundances on the Moon and in meteorites

Uses

The most common use of platinum is as a catalyst in chemical reactions. Platinum is used in jewelry, decoration and dental work. Platinum-cobalt, an alloy of roughly three parts platinum and one part cobalt, is used to make relatively strong permanent magnets. Platinum-based anodes are used in ships, pipelines, and steel piers. Used in jewelry, to make crucible and special containers and as a catalyst. Used with cobalt to produce very strong magnets. Also to make standard weights and measures. Resists corrosion and acid attacks except aqua regia.

Sources

Produced from deposits of native, or elemental, platinum.

Abundance
Abundance in Earth's crust	0.005 mg/kg
Abundance in Oceans
Abundance in Human Body
Abundance in Meteor	0.000098 %
Abundance in Sun	0.0000009 %
Abundance in Universe	0.0000005 %

Nuclear Screening Constants

1	s	1.506
2	p	4.4746
2	s	20.3702
3	d	13.5027
3	p	22.1139
3	s	23.0157
4	d	37.37
4	f	38.494
4	p	35.2696
4	s	34.3612
5	d	58.5925
5	p	53.5805
5	s	51.412
6	s	67.2486

Platinum on ChemicalAid

AGROVOC ID	c_33116
Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID	300011031
Australian Educational Vocabulary ID	scot/3557
BNCF Thesaurus ID	38673
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID	11933151c
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID	platin
CAB ID	247437
CAS Registry Number	7440-06-4
ChEBI ID	33364
Den Store Danske ID	platin
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID	science/platinum
Encyclopædia Universalis ID	platine-et-platinoides
Freebase ID	/m/025s7y2
French Vikidia ID	Platine
GND ID	4174856-6
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID	0052942
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID	3144162
Human Metabolome Database ID	HMDB0013671
ICSC ID	1393
IEDB Epitope ID	114076
ISO 4217 code	XPT
KBpedia ID	Platinum
Krugosvet article	nauka_i_tehnika/himiya/PLATINA.html
LEM ID	LEM201007234
Library of Congress authority ID	sh85103305
MeSH descriptor ID	D010984
NALT ID	58752
NKCR AUT ID	ph124109
National Diet Library ID	00575831
National Library of Israel J9U ID	987007555841105171
OmegaWiki Defined Meaning	2842
OpenAlex ID	C518104683
OpenAlex ID	C3017570876
PACTOLS thesaurus ID	pcrtbLhpWhz8H6
PSH ID	5784
SELIBR ID	156616
STW Thesaurus for Economics ID	14306-6
Spanish Cultural Heritage thesauri ID	materias/1000929
Spanish Vikidia ID	Platino
Store norske leksikon ID	platina
Treccani ID	platino
UK Parliament thesaurus ID	12164
UNSPSC Code	11101803
Wolfram Language entity code	Entity["Mineral", "Platinum"]
WordNet 3.1 Synset ID	14673721-n
YSO ID	12535

Platinum (Pt)

Properties

Isotopes of Platinum

165Pt

165Pt Decay Modes

166Pt

166Pt Decay Modes

167Pt

167Pt Decay Modes

168Pt

168Pt Decay Modes

169Pt

169Pt Decay Modes

170Pt

170Pt Decay Modes

171Pt

171Pt Decay Modes

172Pt

172Pt Decay Modes

173Pt

173Pt Decay Modes

174Pt

174Pt Decay Modes

175Pt

175Pt Decay Modes

176Pt

176Pt Decay Modes

177Pt

177Pt Decay Modes

178Pt

178Pt Decay Modes

179Pt

179Pt Decay Modes

180Pt

180Pt Decay Modes

181Pt

181Pt Decay Modes

182Pt

182Pt Decay Modes

183Pt

183Pt Decay Modes

184Pt

184Pt Decay Modes

185Pt

185Pt Decay Modes

186Pt

186Pt Decay Modes

187Pt

187Pt Decay Modes

188Pt

188Pt Decay Modes

189Pt

189Pt Decay Modes

190Pt

190Pt Decay Modes

191Pt

191Pt Decay Modes

192Pt

192Pt Decay Modes

193Pt

193Pt Decay Modes

194Pt

195Pt

195Pt Decay Modes

196Pt

197Pt

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198Pt

198Pt Decay Modes

199Pt

199Pt Decay Modes

200Pt

200Pt Decay Modes

201Pt

201Pt Decay Modes

202Pt

202Pt Decay Modes

203Pt

203Pt Decay Modes

204Pt