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**Symbol:** Pl
**Atomic number:** 78
**International title:** platinum
**Relative Atomic Weight:** 195,08
**Information:** Platinum is a very heavy, chemically very resistant silvery white metal. It belongs to the group of noble metals.
**Use:** Platinum is a very precious metal. It is used to make jewellery, catalysts and it is also used in medicine to treat cancer.
**Occurrence:** Platinum is very rare in Earth's crust. It occurs only in the form of pure metal.
**Structure:** Platinum crystallizes into a cubic (cubic) system (a flat-centered base cell).