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NOIR PLATINE [1 record]

Record 1 2013-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrolysis (Electrokinetics)
  • Electrochemistry
  • Analytical Chemistry
DEF

Black-colored, finely divided metallic platinum; soluble in aqua regia; used as a catalyst, as an absorbent for gazes (hydrogen, oxygen), and for gas ignition.

CONT

Hydrogen electrode. Platinum surface coated with platinum black, immersed in a solution and bathed with a stream of pure hydrogen gas.

Key term(s)
  • platinum-black

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électrolyse (Électrocinétique)
  • Électrochimie
  • Chimie analytique
DEF

Platine divisée, très utilisé comme catalyseur, d'aspect caverneux, provenant de la réduction d'un composé de platine par le formaldéhyde, l'hydrazine, etc.

CONT

L'électrode à hydrogène [...] est constituée par un morceau de platine recouvert d'une couche de noir de platine, c'est-à-dire de ce métal très finement divisé. Cette électrode est plongée dans la solution qu'on a saturée d'hydrogène gazeux.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Electrólisis (Electrocinética)
  • Electroquímica
  • Química analítica
DEF

Catalizador enérgico que se obtiene precipitando platino en polvo con una sal orgánica reductora, en una disolución de cloroplatinato.

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