Shae Andrew C.

Oreasil 7 – Micah

Jennifer O. Navarro Performance Task in Integrated Science 7

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.Physical Properties
Osmium is a bluish-white, shiny metal with a melting point of
about 3,000°C (5,400°F) and a boiling point of about 5,500°C
(9,900°F). Its density is 22.5 grams per cubic centimeter. These
numbers are the highest of any platinum metal. They are also
among the highest of all elements.
Osmium is unworkable as a metal. It cannot be melted and
shaped like most metals. Because it is unworkable, it has very
few practical uses.

Discovery Chemical Properties

Osmium was discovered Osmium is dissolved by acids or by aqua

In 1804 by English regia only after long periods of exposure

Chemist Smithson Tennant. To The liquids. When Heated, the metal

Tennant found the new combines with oxygen to form osmium

Element in an ore of tetroxide (OsO4) Osmium tetroxide is very

A platinum. Toxic And the only Important commercial

Compound of osmium