Pt プラチナ

A promising star with great potential, from catalysts to anticancer drugs.

Fuel cells (polymer electrolyte type)
Principles and the role of platinum

Platinum is used in fuel cells, which are attracting attention as a next-generation energy supply system that is friendly to the global environment.

Platinum plays a major role in the clean power generation system that generates electrical energy by separately reacting "hydrogen" and "oxygen" using different platinum-catalyzed electrodes, and emits only "water" without emitting carbon dioxide (CO2) or air pollutants.

Precious Metal Element Data

Atomic Number78
atomic weight195.084
Stable Isotope190Pt,192Pt,194Pt,195Pt,196Pt,198Pt
crystal structurefcc
MetallicTrans.Metal
Shell structure2,8,18,32,17,1
Occupied Orbit5d9
Oxidation state2,4
Atomic radius1.39
Shared bond radius1.30
Atomic capacitance9.10
Density (293K)21.45
Melting point1768.2
Boiling Point3827
Specific heat0.13
melting heat21.7
heat of vaporization510.0
Thermal conductivity (273K)72
Electrical resistivity (273K)9.81
Linear thermal expansion coefficient (293K)8.8
First ionization potential8.9588
Second ionization potential18.563
Electron Affinity2.128
Electronegativity2.2
Year of Discovery1748

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