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The team at periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This one element, ruthenium, has a rather special place in the heart of Professor Martyn Poliakoff.


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Ruthenium is one of the six platinum group metals (Ru, Os, Rh, Ir, Pd and Pt). It is used in jewelry, as a thin plating that has a darkish grey, pewter-like shine to it.
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In one question we talked about RuBypy.
Do you know more abbreviations for the names of chemical compounds? How many of them can you list?
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