Platinum

Symbol: Pt Atomic Number: 78 Atomic Mass: 195 Number of Melting Point: 176.8 oc Boiling Point: 3825 oc Normal Phase: Solid Cost: $500 per oz Classification: Metal
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 * Protons: 78
 * Neutrons: 117
 * Electrons: 78

Facts
 * This element belongs to the transition metals family.
 * The origin of the name is platina. The spanish word for this is silver.
 * In 1735 Antonio de Ulloa and Don Jorge Juan discovered this metal.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">You can find this element in free nature and sometimes in deposites of gold.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Platinum is used to make jewlery, wire, electrical contacts and labatory vessels.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">There has been studies that use platinum to treat cancer.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">The color for platinum is a silvery-white metal and is malleable and ductile.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Platinum is also considered more precious than gold.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">When meshed, it is similar to a mosquito net.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">By Kendra Strawn