ruthenium

• Elemento químico metálico, raro, duro e de cor branco-prateada, pertencente ao grupo da platina, encontrado frequentemente associado a minérios de platina e usado em ligas e contatos elétricos.

A rare, hard, silvery-white metallic element belonging to the platinum group, often found associated with platinum ores and used in alloys and electrical contacts.

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1. Chemical elementC2formalscientific

   A rare, hard, silvery-white metallic element of the platinum group, used in electrical contacts and as a catalyst.

   Elemento químico

   • Ruthenium is often used in the production of wear-resistant electrical contacts.
   • The catalyst contained a small amount of ruthenium to speed up the reaction.
   • Scientists are exploring new applications for ruthenium in electronics.