: a rare silvery-white hard ductile metallic element that is resistant to acids, sometimes occurs naturally in pure form but is usually obtained from nickel ores, and is used especially as a catalyst and in platinum alloys see Chemical Elements Table
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What’s more, while gold is largely mined on its own (sometimes alongside copper and zinc), platinum is often mined along with a group that includes palladium, rhodium and osmium.
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Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024
The limited edition features a 41 mm titanium case and a rhodium dial with the club’s logo at six o’clock.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2024
Thieves target the car part because it can be stripped for precious metals like palladium and rhodium, which can be melted down and sold at high value.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2024
In addition to ruthenium, iridium, osmium, platinum, platinum, and rhodium are rare on Earth, but common in meteorites, so a global distribution is consistent with initiating a mass extinction.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 15 Aug. 2024
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Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024
The limited edition features a 41 mm titanium case and a rhodium dial with the club’s logo at six o’clock.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2024
Thieves target the car part because it can be stripped for precious metals like palladium and rhodium, which can be melted down and sold at high value.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2024
In addition to ruthenium, iridium, osmium, platinum, platinum, and rhodium are rare on Earth, but common in meteorites, so a global distribution is consistent with initiating a mass extinction.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 15 Aug. 2024
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rhodium
noun
rho·di·um
ˈrōd-ē-əm 
: a white hard ductile metallic element that is resistant to attack by acids, occurs in platinum ores, and is used in alloys with platinum
—symbol Rh
see Chemical Elements Table
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