Rhodium (Rh)
Element number 45, from the transition metals family.
Rhodium facts
- Symbol
- Rh
- Atomic number
- 45
- Atomic mass
- 102.91
- Family
- Transition metals
- Period
- 5
- Group
- 9
What does rhodium react with?
Rhodium makes a new substance with 5 other elements and chemicals in our lab:
- Rhodium + OxygenRhodium oxide 4Rh + 3O₂ → 2Rh₂O₃ · When heated · Try it
- Rhodium + FluorineRhodium fluoride 2Rh + 3F₂ → 2RhF₃ · At room temperature · Try it
- Rhodium + SulfurRhodium sulfide 2Rh + 3S → Rh₂S₃ · When heated · Try it
- Rhodium + ChlorineRhodium chloride 2Rh + 3Cl₂ → 2RhCl₃ · When heated · Try it
- Rhodium + BromineRhodium bromide 2Rh + 3Br₂ → 2RhBr₃ · When heated · Try it
It also blends into a mixture, like an alloy, with 73 other metals when melted together.
Nothing happens when it's simply mixed with 20 of the others. 21 pairings have never been tried, because not enough atoms have ever existed.