Pt	Z =  78	◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊	Platinum
			From the Spanish "platina (del Pinto)", meaning "little silver"
(AM) Atomic Mass	195.08  amu	♦	Oxidation States	+2, +4
(BP) Boiling Point	3827  °C	♦	(MP) Melting Point	1772  °C
(ρ) Density	21.37  g/cm3	♦	Crystal Structure	Face Centered Cubic
( χ ) Electronegativity	2.2	♦	(AR) Atomic Radius	1.28  Å
Physical State	Solid	♦	(C) Heat Capacity	0.133  J/g °C
Electronic-Config	[Xe]  4f14  5d9  6s1	♦	(I1) First Ionization E	868.37  kJ/mol
(ΔHvap) Heat of Vaporization	469  kJ/mol	♦	(ΔHfus) Heat of Fusion	22.17  kJ/mol
Year of Discovery	1735	♦	Location of Discovery	Columbia
(E°) Standard Potential	Pt2+⇔ Pt (1.188 V)
Stable isotopes	192Pt,  194Pt,  195Pt,  196Pt,  198Pt
Discovered/Synthesized by	Antonio de Ulloa
Natural Source	Isolated from the native elements or alloys of the various elements or arsenides
Common Uses	Labware, spark plugs, catalyst, pollution control, petroleum cracking, processing fats
Other Info	Widely used in catalytic converters Used in jewelry, decoration and dental work
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