Get Affordable VMs - excellent virtual server hosting


browse words by letter
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

rutheniummore about ruthenium

ruthenium


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  ruthenium 
  n  :  a  rare  polyvalent  metallic  element  of  the  platinum  group  it 
  is  found  associated  with  platinum  [syn:  {Ru},  {atomic 
  number  44}] 
 
  From  Elements  database  20001107  [elements]: 
 
  ruthenium 
  Symbol:  Ru 
  Atomic  number:  44 
  Atomic  weight:  101.07 
  Hard  white  metallic  transition  element.  Found  with  platinum,  used  as  a 
  catalyst  in  some  platinum  alloys.  Dissolves  in  fused  alkalis,  and  is  not 
  attacked  by  acids.  Reacts  with  halogens  and  oxygen  at  high  temperatures. 
  Isolated  in  1844  by  K.K.  Klaus. 
 
 




more about ruthenium