| Description |
Silvery-white metal, lustrous, malleable, ductile.
Unaffected by oxygen and water, only dissolves in aqua-regia and fused
alkalis. Used in jewelry, drugs, catalysts, etc. Diagnostic tests:
There are no simple chemical tests for platinum. The element is usually
found as an alloy or a sulfide mineral with other platinum group metals. Atomic Absorption
Spectroscopy is used for quantitative analysis and Energy Dispersive
Analysis of X-rays (EDAX) is used for qualitative analysis.
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