A polished iridium pellet sitting completely untouched in fuming aqua regia
A short silent video about Iridium (Ir), element 77, transition metal. Iridium is the most corrosion-resistant metal and the second densest element. A layer of iridium in rock marks the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs.
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- A polished iridium pellet sitting completely untouched in fuming aqua regia (this video)
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