Ruthenium Synonyms

ro͝o-thēnē-əm
A rare polyvalent metallic element of the platinum group; it is found associated with platinum
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. ru
  2. atomic number 44

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Ruthenium Sentence Examples

  • Pure ruthenium tetroxide distils over.

  • Ruthenium in bulk resembles platinum in its general appearance, and has been obtained crystalline by heating an alloy of ruthenium and tin in a current of hydrochloric acid gas.

  • Several oxides of ruthenium have been described, the definite existence of some of which appears to be doubtful.

  • Fusion with caustic potash converts it into a mixture of potassium ruthenate and ruthenium sesquioxide, Ru 2 0 3, which is a black, almost insoluble powder.

  • The peroxide, Ru04, is formed when a solution of potassium ruthenate is decomposed by chlorine, or by oxidizing ruthenium compounds with potassium chlorate and hydrochloric acid, or with potassium permanganate and sulphuric acid.

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