iridium

element 77

Iridium

chemical element with symbol Ir and atomic number 77

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Ir

Chemical element with atomic number 77 (Ir)

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Iridium is a chemical element; it has the symbol Ir and atomic number 77. This very hard, brittle, silvery-white transition metal of the platinum group is considered the second-densest naturally occurring metal, with a density of 22.56??g/cm3 (0.815??lb/cu??in) as defined by experimental X-ray crystallography. 191Ir and 193Ir are the only two naturally occurring isotopes of iridium, as well as the only stable isotopes; the latter is the more abundant. It is one of the most corrosion-resistant metals, even at temperatures as high as 2,000????C (3,630????F).

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