Specification
Description
Silvery, whitish-gray, malleable, ductile metal. Mp: 1772°C; bp: 2187°C. Density: 21.45 g cm-3 at room conditions (very dense). Also shipped as a finely divided powder (platinum black), as a sponge, and as particles deposited on a supporting material such as alumina. Has strong catalytic activity in these forms; finely divided platinum can be dangerous to handle in the vicinity of other chemicals on this account. Used platinum catalysts are particularly dangerous and can be explosive.;OtherSolid;Solid;BLACK POWDER.;Silvery, whitish-gray, malleable, ductile metal.;Silvery, whitish-gray, malleable, ductile metal.
InChI Key
BASFCYQUMIYNBI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Boiling Point
6921 °F at 760 mm Hg (NIOSH, 2016);3825 °C;3827 °C;6921°F;6921°F
Melting Point
3222 °F (NIOSH, 2016);1768.4 °C;1768.3°C;1769 °C;3222°F;3222°F
Density
21.45 (NIOSH, 2016);21.447 (calc);21.45 g/cm³;21.45;21.45
Solubility
Insoluble (NIOSH, 2016);Soluble in aqua regia. Insoluble in mineral and organic acids.;Solubility in water: insoluble;Insoluble
Color/Form
Silver-gray, lustrous, malleable and ductile metal; face-centered cubic structure. Also prepd in the form of a black powder (platinum black) and as spongy masses (platinum sponge).
Corrosivity
Does not corrode or tarnish
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count
1
Exact Mass
194.964794g/mol
Monoisotopic Mass
194.964794g/mol
Other Experimental
Sp heat: 0.0314 cal/g at 0 °C. Electrical resistivity: (20 deg) 10.6 uohm-cm.;/Platinum/ occurs naturally mainly as the isotopes (194)Pt, (195)Pt, and (196)Pt.;Heated platinum adsorbs large amounts of hydrogen; it is a strong complexing agent.
Precautionary Statements
P210-P240-P241-P280-P370 + P378
Safety Description
7/9-16-33
Vapor Pressure
0 mm Hg (approx) (NIOSH, 2016);0.0187 Pa @ melting point;0 mmHg (approx);0 mmHg (approx)