Osmium
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Description
Osmium is a lustrous, silvery metal of the so-called platinum group. It is unaffected by air, water, and acids, but dissolves in molten alkalis. Osmium metal gives off a recognizable smell due to the formation of volatile osmium tetroxide, OsO4. The metalis used in alloys and catalysts.
| Atomic number | 76 |
| Density in g/cm³ | 22.59 |
| Atomic radius in pm | 185 |
| Atomic weight in u | 190.23 |
| Melting point in °C | 3054 |
| Boiling point in °C | 5027 |
| Name | Dimensions | Purity | Quantity | Article Number | Add to quote | hf:categories |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osmium(VIII) oxide | 99.9% | 2x0,25g | 006051-1 | compounds-osmium osmium | ||
| Osmium(VIII) oxide | 99.9% | 1g | 006051-2 | compounds-osmium osmium | ||
| Osmium(VIII) oxide solution, 4% OsO4 | 5ml | 902013 | compounds-osmium osmium |