Archives for June, 2020
The six naturally occurring noble gases are Helium (He), Neon (Ne), Argon (Ar), Krypton (Kr), Xenon (Xe), and Radon (Rn). They are group 18 in the periodic table. They all share similar properties, being odorless, tasteless and non-flammable. The reason they have such low reactivity is because the outer electron…
The six platinum group elements are ruthenium (Ru), rhodium(Rh), palladium(Pd), osmium(Os), iridium(Ir) and platinum(Pt). These are all transition metals grouped in the centre of the periodic table. Os, Ir and Pt are the three densest metals, Os has a density of 22.6 compared with gold at 19.3 and silver at…
All companies in the following list have uranium projects, however uranium is not necessarily the company’s main focus. In several cases the company’s main project includes uranium along with other metals. In these instances, uranium may not be of economic significance, but its presence will often determine how or even…