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Osmium - Periodic Table of Videos

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The team at periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. Osmium is element number 76 on the periodic table.


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To learn more about the discovery of iridium and osmium, check out this video from Periodic Videos.
For all the basics about osmium, check out the Visual Elements Periodic Table.
For amazing photos and facts about osmium, check out The Elements by Theodore Gray.
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Just like the anticancer drugs based on platinum, such as the famous cisplatin, there are some that have been synthesized from osmium.

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