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Engineering Dictionary

Precious Metals

Relatively scarce, highly corrosion resistant, valuable metals found in periods 5 and 6 (groups VIII and Ib) of the periodic table. They include ruthenium,rhodium,palladium,silver,asmium,iridium,platinum and gold.