Palladium (Pd)
Element number 46, from the transition metals family.
Palladium facts
- Symbol
- Pd
- Atomic number
- 46
- Atomic mass
- 106.42
- Family
- Transition metals
- Period
- 5
- Group
- 10
Famous reactions with palladium
- A metal sponge! Palladium meets HydrogenPalladium hydride 2Pd + H₂ → 2PdH · At room temperature · Try it
What does palladium react with?
Palladium makes a new substance with 7 other elements and chemicals in our lab:
- Palladium + OxygenPalladium(II) oxide 2Pd + O₂ → 2PdO · When heated · Try it
- Palladium + FluorinePalladium(III) fluoride 2Pd + 3F₂ → 2PdF₃ · At room temperature · Try it
- Palladium + SiliconPalladium silicide 2Pd + Si → Pd₂Si · Only in a very hot furnace · Try it
- Palladium + SulfurPalladium(II) sulfide Pd + S → PdS · When heated · Try it
- Palladium + ChlorinePalladium(II) chloride Pd + Cl₂ → PdCl₂ · When heated · Try it
- Palladium + BrominePalladium(II) bromide Pd + Br₂ → PdBr₂ · When heated · Try it
- Palladium + IodinePalladium(II) iodide Pd + I₂ → PdI₂ · When heated · Try it
It also blends into a mixture, like an alloy, with 74 other metals when melted together.
Nothing happens when it's simply mixed with 16 of the others. 21 pairings have never been tried, because not enough atoms have ever existed.