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Is a palladium metal

Updated: 12/18/2022
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Yes. It is also rare, and is exchanged on commodity markets as are gold and silver. It is used like platinum in the catalytic converters of automobile exhaust systems.

(Palladium is a silvery-white metallic element, atomic number 46, immediately below silver, 47.)

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