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- The Element Ruthenium - Basic Physical and Historical Information ...education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele044.html
- Discovered : by J.A. Snaidecki in Vilno, Poland in 1808, and then rediscovered by G.W. Osann in Tartu, Russia in 1828 Origin : The name is derived from 'Ruthenia', the Latin name for Russia. Description : Like rhodium, one of the rarest metals on Earth. It is used to harden platinum and palladium and as a catalyst in the chemicals industry. Like gold, this metal can be found in the free state.www.chemsoc.org/viselements/pages/ruthenium.html