Name :  Platinum
Symbol :  Pt
Atomic Number :  78
Atomic Weight :  195.08
Specific Heat :  0.13 J/gK
Melting Point :  1772°C
Vaporization :  510.0 kJ/mol
Boiling Point :  3827°C
Electronegativity :  2.28
Density@293 K :  21.45 g/cm³
Discovered :  Julius Scaliger, Italy, 1735
Description :  Rare, very heavy, soft, silvery-white metal.
Uses :  Used in jewelry, to make crucible and special containers and as a catalyst. Used with cobalt to produce very strong magnets. Also to make standard weights and measures. Resists corrosion and acid attacks except aqua regia.