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RUTHENIUM

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ELECTRONICS FOUNTAIN PENS FINGERPRINTS

Ruthenium is used to Fountain pen nibs are Ruthenium tetroxide is

harden alloys of platinum tipped with hard-wearing used to expose latent
and palladium used in ruthenium, osmium and fingerprints, as the fats in
electronics and switches. rhenium alloys. the print turn it black.

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