- A. Element
2. It is a rare and lustrous silvery-white metal.
3. It is discovered in 1803 by the English chemist William Hyde Wollaston.
- B. Platinum group metals (PGMs)
2. They have similar chemical properties.
3. But, palladium has the lowest melting point and is the least dense of them.
- C. Application of palladium
2. A key component of fuel cells in which hydrogen and oxygen react to produce electricity, heat, and water.
3. Dentistry
4. Medicine
5. Hydrogen purification
6. Chemical applications
7. Groundwater treatment
8. Jewelry
9. Electronics
- D. Occurrence
- Norilsk Nickel: 39% of the world's production
2. South Africa
3. Canada
4. U.S
- E. Palladium producers
2. North American Palladium (NYSE: PAL), Canada's largest producer of palladium operating the Lac des Iles palladium mine near Thunder Bay, Ontario.
3. Stillwater Mining (NYSE: SWC), a major North American palladium miner in Montana.