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Record 1 - external organization data 2003-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Geochemistry
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
DEF

An extremely hard, bluish or grayish metallic element in group VIII of the periodic system and a member of the platinum group.

OBS

Either osmium or iridium is the densest or the heaviest element known.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Géochimie
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
DEF

[...] métal rare du groupe des platineux [à] éclat bleuâtre lustré.

OBS

C'est le plus dense de tous les éléments connus [...] Il possède également le plus haut point de fusion [...] et la plus basse tension de vapeur de tous les platineux. Le métal est très dur et cassant même à température élevée.

OBS

Élément de numéro atomique 76; masse atomique 190, 2.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
  • Geoquímica
  • Compartimiento - Comisión Canadiense de Seguridad Nuclear
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