Ruthenium - Periodic Table of Videos
The Professor finally corrects an "embarrassing" mistake in our video update for element number 44. More links in description below ↓↓↓ Support Periodic Videos on Patreon: https://www.patreo...
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So this is a sample of ruthenium sponge. So the ruthenium metal has been precipitated to form very fine particles. So here we will just open the box I am rather ashamed that I made a big mistake about the name of ruthenium. I thought it referred to somewhere in middle Europe perhaps in Czechoslovakia whereas ruthenium actually comes from Ruthenia which is the Latin translation for the country that is now called Russia and, in fact, the element Ruthenium was first discovered in Russia in the city of Kazan. Why would that be a particular cause of shame for you? Well, because my father was born in Russia and therefore to get something connected to Russia wrong is a bit embarrassing. The ruthenium is a very, very reactive metal especially when it is ...
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So this is a sample of ruthenium sponge. So the ruthenium metal has been precipitated to form very fine particles. So here we will just open the box I am rather ashamed that I made a big mistake about the name of ruthenium. I thought it referred to somewhere in middle Europe perhaps in Czechoslovakia whereas ruthenium actually comes from Ruthenia which is the Latin translation for the country that is now called Russia and, in fact, the element Ruthenium was first discovered in Russia in the city of Kazan. Why would that be a particular cause of shame for you? Well, because my father was born in Russia and therefore to get something connected to Russia wrong is a bit embarrassing. The ruthenium is a very, very reactive metal especially when it is ...
