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Pd

Palladium

106.42

Transition Metal
Solid

Discovery

Wollaston, William Hyde (1803)

Etymology

Greek via Latin

Meaning

Little maiden

Electron configuration

Electron configuration

Crystal structure

Crystal structure

Face-centered cubic

Physical Properties

Phase

  (at 21 °C and 101.325 kPa)

Solid

Melting point

  (at 101.325 kPa)

1552.0 °C

1825.15 K

Boiling point

  (at 101.325 kPa)

3727.0 °C

4000.15 K

Density

  (at 21 °C and 101.325 kPa)

12.02 g/cm3

Electronegativity

2.20