Having the number 7 position among the 10 most valuable metals in the world, Palladium is beautiful in its color of a gray-white, its name derives from the Greek mythology and its name is due to Asteroid Palas and the Greek Goddess Palas of Athens, already by the year of 1939 it was used as an alternative of platinum in the jewelery being very requested for its strength, durability and for being very manageable, creating the very exquisite white gold, with a price Average of 9,000 thousand dollars per kilogram annually, Russia is ranked first for having more than half of the world's Palladium.
Being in group 10 of the periodic symbol table Pd and atomic number 46, particularly does not oxidize, has a platinum white color, was discovered by William Hyde in the year of 1803 that also discovered Rhodium, it is said that it was widely used by the Egyptians for considering it since then as a metal of great power and importance a, can be found in mineral deposits in Russia, Ethiopia and South America 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 tons metrics, more than a million ounces per year.
In technology is used as gas detectors, artists have been using it to make beautiful works because it is resistant, it 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 the photograph they use it to give a better finish to the Black and white photos.It is not considered a high risk to health but sometimes it can cause dermatitis on contact.
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