Iridium and its status and facts
Summary- The atomic number of
it is 77. Its abbreviation is IR. It is a very hard but a brittle texture with
a silvery white color to it. It is also a transition metal. It is apart of the
platinum family. Iridium is also the second densest metal, first one is osmium.
It is also the most corrosion resistant metal there is. If you raise its
temperature even to 2000 Celsius it will still not melt or corrode. It is
located normally in the earths crust and it is also one of the few rare
elements also. It can sometimes be found in asteroids or meteors which are also
the main reason why we have such a rare abundance of it on earth.
Critique- it is very hard to
bend and almost impossible to break which can be used for things like rockets
and other things that can be endured to that much heat and not melt. This would
possible be my favorite metal on the periodic table also.
Impact- It can be used in
society and space for high amount of heat tests and it won’t melt and we can
still get the reading of certain materials below 2000 Celsius.
Reference- Google web pages
(just search iridium).
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