46Pd

Palladium

Transition Metal

Palladium (Pd) is element 46, a transition metal, in period 5 and group 10 of the periodic table. Its standard atomic weight is 106.42, it melts at 1554.9 °C and boils at 2963 °C. Discovered by William Hyde Wollaston, 1803.

Atomic Number46

SymbolPd

NamePalladium

Atomic Weight106.42 u

CategoryTransition Metal

Period5

Group10

Melting Point1554.9 °C

Boiling Point2963 °C

Density12.02 g/cm³

Electron Config[Kr] 4d10

Discovered ByWilliam Hyde Wollaston, 1803

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