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=Platinum = ** Atomic number: 78 Chemical symbol: Pt Atomic weight: 195 Phase: Solid Appearance: Greyish White Element Category: Transition Metal **

The name Platinum comes from the spanish term // platina del pinto // which translates to 'little silver of the pinto river'. It is resistant to corrosion. Platinum is used in Jewelery, laboratory equipment, dentistry equipment and many more things. The price for platinum is approximately $29.54 per gram. Platinum is highly resistant to chemical attacks and is said to be more precious then silver or gold. It is an extremely rare metal, occurring as only 0.003 ppb in the earths crust. The largest known place to find Platinum is in the bushveld reserve in south africa. Platinum is found in bigger quantities on the moon and in meteorites.

239 Tonnes of platinum was sold in 2006. 130 tonnes of that was used for automobile emissions control devices, 49 tonnes were used for jewelry, 13.3 tonnes were used in electronics and 11.2 tonnes were used by the chemical industry as a catalyst .the other 35.5 tonnes left was used for more minor things like anticancer drugs, spark plugs turbine engines and more.

Because platinum is so rare it has caused advertisers to associate it with wealth. 'Platinum' debit cards have bigger privileges then 'gold' one do. 'Platinum awards' are the second highest possible awards, they are ranked higher then gold silver and bronze awards. although they rank below diamond. For example in the US if a music album has sold more than 1 million copies it will be credited as 'platinum', but if an album sells more then 10 million copies will be credited as 'diamond'.

The frame of Queen Elizabeths crown was made of platinum. It was the first crown to be made of this metal.  media type="youtube" key="LZyy4e7K8hQ" height="344" width="425" align="center"