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platinum group

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.01 in modern English

Syllables
plat-inum -group
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A group of elements with properties similar to those of platinum, notably high resistance to chemical activity, particularly oxidation and reaction with acids. The platinum group consists of the elements ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium, and platinum. In the periodic table of the elements they are in period 5 or 6 and in groups 8, 9 or 10.

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What does platinum group mean?
A group of elements with properties similar to those of platinum, notably high resistance to chemical activity, particularly oxidation and reaction with acids. The platinum group consists of the elements ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium, and platinum. In the periodic table of the elements they are in period 5 or 6 and in groups 8, 9 or 10.

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