rhodium

Noun

Meaning

A rare element of the light platinum group. It is found in platinum ores, and obtained free as a white inert metal which it is very difficult to fuse. Symbol Rh. Atomic weight 104.1. Specific gravity 12.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

Rh chromium bismuth cesium carbon silver copper sodium calcium aluminum chlorine boron arsenic argon bromine
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Antonyms

deathplace

Hypernyms

metal metallic element

Related terms

rhodonite rhodic lignum rhodium rhodo- rhodium wood its derivatives

Phrases with the word

eka-rhodium rhodium wood rhodium-gold rhodium trichloride

Anagrams

humidor midhour

Examples

Although the quantity at Sudbury is very small, the large amount of processed nickel ore makes rhodium recovery cost-effective. Source: Internet

Characteristics Palladium belongs to group 10 in the periodic table, but the configuration in the outermost electron shells is atypical for group 10 (see also niobium (41), ruthenium (44), and rhodium (45)). Source: Internet

Diluted nitric acid dissolved all but palladium and rhodium. Source: Internet

However, the extraction is complex and expensive, and the presence of rhodium radioisotopes requires a period of cooling storage for multiple half-lives of the longest-lived isotope (about 10 years). Source: Internet

Palladium and rhodium prices have been in the stratosphere throughout 2020 with palladium reaching $2815.50 in late February and rhodium moving to the $12,000 per ounce level, both new record levels for the platinum group metals. Source: Internet

In 2007, rhodium cost approximately eight times more than gold, 450 times more than silver, and 27,250 times more than copper by weight. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

rhodinol rhodio-chloride Rhodiot rhodium trichloride rhodium wood rhodium-gold