Ranked number 7 among the 10 most valuable metals in the world, Palladium is beautiful in its grayish-white color, its name derives from Greek mythology and it is named after the asteroid Pallas and the Greek Goddess Pallas of Athens. Already in 1939 it was used as an alternative to platinum in jewelry, being highly sought after for its strength, durability and for being very manageable, creating the very exquisite white gold, with an average price of 9,000 thousand dollars per kilogram per year, Russia it is ranked first for having more than half of the world's Palladium.
Being in group 10 of the periodic table with the symbol Pd and atomic number 46, it does not particularly rust, it has a platinum white color, it was discovered by William Hyde in the year 1803 who also discovered Rhodium, it is said that it was very used by the Egyptians for considering it since then as a metal of great power and importance, it can be found in mineral deposits in Russia, Ethiopia and South America such as Australia; Its use varies in jewelry and is produced on a large scale in sheets for dentistry, watchmaking, surgical instruments, in electronics it is used with silver for electrodes, consuming in this field the amount of 33.2 metric tons, more than one million ounces per year.
In technology it is used as gas detectors, artists have been using it to make beautiful works since it is resistant, does not stain and does not lose its brightness, they use it to give bright light, despite its high cost it is widely used for the restoration of some manuscripts. In photography they use it to give a better finish to black and white photos. It is not considered to be of much risk to health but can sometimes cause contact dermatitis.
