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osmium (Os)

Term: osmium (Os)

Literally meaning: ?pertaining to odor?

Origin:

'ï???/osmi(=odor, smell)

Osmium named after it?s irritating odor when heated in air

Coined/History

Osmium was found in 1803 by English chemists Smithson Tennan (1761-1815) and William Hyde Wollaston (1766-1828). Osmium and iridium were identified in the black residue remaining after dissolving platinum ore with aqua regia.

Definition

Osmium is a blue-grey dense chemical element with atomic number 76 and atomic mass 190,23. It is used

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