Figure 4.

8 TGA curves for the oxides of the Pt metals

(atmosphere: O2, pressure: 100 Torr, and heating rate: 10 oC/min)

Pt group metals: Pt, Ir and Ru form

solid oxides PtO, IrO2 and RuO2
respectively in atmospheric oxygen,
which are volatile at higher
temperatures.

Most of the metal oxides are stable at

high temperature. They contain the
respective metals at their highest
oxidation numbers.
However, paladium oxide (PdO) tends
to decompose at temperature higher
than 800 oC.

Formation and decomposition of

the metal oxides depend on the
oxygen partial pressure, the
heating rate and the surface area
of the metal powder.

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Lecture 5 Figure 4_8 TGA Pt oxides