Palladium

Palladium is a chemical element that is in group VIII of the secondary subgroup with atomic number 46. Named for the asteroid Pallas .

The simple substance palladium is a ductile silver-white transition metal. It is a noble metal of the platinum group. Palladium is insoluble in water .

Application area

Palladium is used as a catalyst in many chemical reactions (mainly in the process of fat hydrogenation and oil cracking) .

It is also used to purify hydrogen, because. it diffuses well through palladium .

Also, this metal is used for the production of reochords of high-precision precision resistances (military and aerospace engineering) .

Palladium chloride is used in electroplating as an activating agent in the galvanic metallization of dielectrics, in particular, the deposition of copper on the surface of laminated plastics in the production of printed circuit boards in electronics .

Palladium and palladium alloys are used in electronics for sulfide resistant coatings. Some alloys - in jewelry and coinage .

In medicine, palladium and its alloys are used to make tools, pacemaker parts, and dentures .

Also, this metal is used for the manufacture of special chemical glassware and equipment .