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PalladiumPd Electron 1 Electron 2 Electron 1 Electron 2 Electron 3 Electron 4 Electron 5 Electron 6 Electron 7 Electron 8 Electron 1 Electron 2 Electron 3 Electron 4 Electron 5 Electron 6 Electron 7 Electron 8 Electron 9 Electron 10 Electron 11 Electron 12 Electron 13 Electron 14 Electron 15 Electron 16 Electron 17 Electron 18 Electron 1 Electron 2 Electron 3 Electron 4 Electron 5 Electron 6 Electron 7 Electron 8 Electron 9 Electron 10 Electron 11 Electron 12 Electron 13 Electron 14 Electron 15 Electron 16 Electron 17 Electron 18

Palladium is a chemical element with symbol Pd and atomic number 46. It is a rare and lustrous silvery-white metal discovered in 1803 by William Hyde Wollaston. He named it after the asteroid Pallas, which was itself named after the epithet of the Greek goddess Athena, acquired by her when she slew Pallas.

46 Atomic Number
106.42 Atomic Mass (u)
1825.15 Melting Point (K)
3236 Boiling Point (K)
12.02 Density (solid: g/cm³, gas: g/liter)
1.8 Atomic Radius (Å)
1.39 Covalent Radius (Å)
2.2 Electronegativity
8.34 First Ionization Energy (eV)
54.24 Electron Affinity
5 Number of Shells
2, 8, 18, 18 Electron Shell Occupations
0.24 Specific Heat (J/g)