Pd	Z =  46	◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊	Palladium
			From the Greek "Pallas", meaning "little maiden"
(AM) Atomic Mass	106.42  amu	♦	Oxidation States	+2, +4
(BP) Boiling Point	3140  °C	♦	(MP) Melting Point	1554  °C
(ρ) Density	12.16  g/cm3	♦	Crystal Structure	Face Centered Cubic
( χ ) Electronegativity	2.2	♦	(AR) Atomic Radius	1.31  Å
Physical State	Solid	♦	(C) Heat Capacity	0.244  J/g °C
Electronic-Config	[Kr]  4d10	♦	(I1) First Ionization E	804.68  kJ/mol
(ΔHvap) Heat of Vaporization	362  kJ/mol	♦	(ΔHfus) Heat of Fusion	16.74  kJ/mol
Year of Discovery	1803	♦	Location of Discovery	United Kingdom
(E°) Standard Potential	Pd2+⇔ Pd (0.915 V)
Stable isotopes	102Pd,  104Pd,  105Pd,  106Pd,  108Pd,  110Pd
Discovered/Synthesized by	William Hyde Wollaston
Natural Source	Isolated from the native elements or alloys of the various elements or arsenides
Common Uses	Labware, electric contacts, dentistry, catalyst, pollution control
Other Info	Used as a catalyst to synthesize organic molecules
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