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Ruthenium
Medical Definition: | A hard, brittle, grayish-white rare earth metal with an atomic symbol Ru, atomic number 44, and atomic weight 101.07. It is used as a catalyst and hardener for PLATINUM and PALLADIUM. | |
Guide Notes: | Ru-102; Ru-96, 98-101, 104 = RUTHENIUM (IM) + ISOTOPES (NIM); Ru-93-95, 97, 103, 105-108 = RUTHENIUM RADIOISOTOPES (IM) | |
CAS Type 1 Name: | CAS Number: | 7440-18-8 |
Ruthenium Medical Definitions and Terms
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