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The team at periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. Iridium is element 77 and its symbol is Ir.

Iridium also has a very high melting point. It is therefore used to make crucibles for the high temperature processing of materials. How are these crucibles made?

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