Pd
46transition metalGenerated with AI1 min read
Palladium
SymbolPd
Atomic Mass106.421
Palladium is a chemical element with symbol Pd and atomic number 46. It is a rare and lustrous silvery-white metal discovered in 1803 by William Hyde Wollaston. He named it after the asteroid Pallas, which was itself named after the epithet of the Greek goddess Athena, acquired by her when she slew Pallas.
Properties
- Phase: Solid
- Density: 12.023 g/cm³
- Melting Point: 1828.05 K
- Boiling Point: 3236 K