Platinum - Pt

Atomic Number 78     Atomic Mass 195.08     Density 21.45 g/mL

State solid     Color silvery white     Electronegativity 2.54

Melting Point 1772°C     Boiling Point 3827°C

Natural Isotopes Pt-190 0.01%   Pt-192 0.79%   Pt-194 32.9%
                            Pt-195 33.8%   Pt-196 25.3%   Pt-198 7.2%

Abbreviated Electron Configuration [Xe] 4f14 5d9 6s1

Discovered by Julius Scalinger before 1700.