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Osmium
Transition metal · d-block · ring P · spoke 8
Osmium is element 76, a transition metal. It sits on ring P (period 6) on spoke 8. Follow that spoke toward the center and out again to find its chemical relatives.
Properties
| Density | 22.6 g/cm³The densest of 99 | Terrain → |
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| Melting point | 3,306 K · 3,033 °C3rd highest melting point of 97 | Terrain → |
| Boiling point | 5,285 K · 5,012 °C4th highest boiling point of 96 | Terrain → |
| Electronegativity | 2.20 | Terrain → |
| First ionization energy | 840 kJ/mol | Terrain → |
| Atomic weight | 190.233 u | Terrain → |
| Crustal abundance | 0.0015 ppm | Terrain → |
| Discovered | 1803 | Terrain → |
Values from open reference data; see sources. "Terrain" opens that property as a 3D landscape across the whole spiral.
Two things you might not know
- Its alloys once tipped phonograph styli, in the late 78 rpm and early LP and 45 record era.
- The densest stable element, about twice as dense as lead; its name is Greek for smell, after its volatile oxide.
Checked against en.wikipedia.org.
Spoke 8
Ring P (period 6)
Play with Osmium
Watch it fly into its seat, or raise the whole spiral into a landscape and see where it peaks.