What are some interesting and amazing facts about rhodium?

Interesting Rhodium Facts: Rhodium was discovered in 1803 by William Hyde Wollaston. He was experimenting with South American platinum ores, and had already discovered palladium in the same way. read more

* Rhodium has only one naturally occurring isotope which is very unusual for an element of such a high number. * In ores, Rhodium is usually found as a free metal or an alloy with other members of the platinum group. read more

Rhodium has no known biological use and no known use for life processes. While some compounds of rhodium are carcinogenic, there are almost no reported cases of humans being affected by this element in any way. This may be because rhodium compounds are encountered so rarely. read more

Interesting Rhodium Facts: Rhodium was discovered in 1803 by William Hyde Wollaston. He was experimenting with South American platinum ores, and had already discovered palladium in the same way. Red rhodium salts were a byproduct of his experiment with the ore, and from those salts Wollaston extracted the rhodium metal. read more