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Osmium

Osmium. By: Maggie Rotanz. Properties Atomic Weight: 190.23 Density (g/cc): 22.57 Melting Point (°K): 3327 Boiling Point (°K): 5300 Appearance: Blue-white, lustrous, hard metal Highly Toxic. Uses Used to detect fingerprints Add hardness to alloys

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Osmium

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  1. Osmium By: Maggie Rotanz

  2. Properties Atomic Weight: 190.23 Density (g/cc): 22.57 Melting Point (°K):3327 Boiling Point (°K):5300 Appearance: Blue-white, lustrous, hard metal Highly Toxic Uses Used to detect fingerprints Add hardness to alloys For the tips of fountain pens Electrical Contacts Instrument Pivots Phonograph Needles Properties & Uses

  3. Facts & Information • Osmium comes from the Greek word “osme” meaning “a smell”. • Osmium was discovered by a man named Smithson Tennant in 1803. • Osmium can be found in bearing river sands of North and South America. • Has a hexagonal crystal structure. • Is the heaviest known element. • Can be found in ores that contain platinum.

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  5. Sources • http://chemistry.about.com/library/blper5.htm • http://www.webelements.com/webelements/scholar/elements/periodic-table/uses.html • http://nautilus.fis.uc.pt/st2.5/scenes-e/elem/e07690.html • http://environmentalchemistry.com/yogi/periodic/Os.html • http://www.svetn.org/Angel/section/default.asp?id=NS%2DBRE%2DSCI%2DScience6%2DYear05 • http://www.svetn.org/Angel/section/default.asp?id=NS%2DBRE%2DSCI%2DScience6%2DYear05

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