What is Palladium?
[[File:Palladium 1-noReflection.jpg|thumb|A piece of palladium.]] '''Palladium''' is a [[chemical element]]. It has the chemical symbol '''Pd'''. It has the [[atomic number]] 46. It is a [[noble metal]]. It is silver white. In chemistry it is placed in a group of metal elements named the [[transition metal]]s. It is also part of the [[platinum group]]. Palladium has similar [[chemistry]] to [[platinum]]. It is extracted from (made by taking from) some [[copper]] and [[nickel]] [[ore]]s. Its main use is as a [[catalyst]] in a vehicle's [[catalytic converter]], but it is also used to make [[jewellery]]. {{chem-stub}} {{Periodic Table}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Transition metals]] [[Category:Catalysts]]