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Ruthenium

Ruthenium Details

Ruthenium Symbol: Ru

Ruthenium Atomic Number: 44

Ruthenium Atomic Weight: 101.07

What is Ruthenium?
Hard white metallic transition element. Found with platinum, used as a catalyst in some platinum alloys. Dissolves in fused alkalis, and is not attacked by acids. Reacts with halogens and oxygen at high temperatures. Isolated in 1844 by K.K. Klaus.

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