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The team at periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. For this video, we are mining the Royal Society archives for the story of palladium's discovery: a tale of money, an asteroid and stolen samples.
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To hear the opinions and anticipations of the professor before the 2010 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, view this video on award winning work with palladium.
For all the basics about palladium, check out the Visual Elements Periodic Table.
For amazing photos and facts about palladium, check out The Elements by Theodore Gray.
For all the basics about palladium, check out the Visual Elements Periodic Table.
For amazing photos and facts about palladium, check out The Elements by Theodore Gray.
Palladium metal has the unusual ability to absorb hydrogen gas. It can absorb to an extent of more than 900 times its own volume of hydrogen gas at room temperature.
In this video, we saw Wollaston’s original samples of metals that are still preserved at The Roya...
Which kind of materials can survive many years and why? What do you think are the causes for the deterioration of these different materials?
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