Episode 2 of 4
Rhodium Discovery
- When
- 1803 to 1804
- Where
- London
Wollaston discovered rhodium in 1803, naming it for the rose color of its chlorine compounds.
Rhodium was discovered in 1803 by William Hyde Wollaston, soon after he discovered palladium. It was named for the rose color of one of its chlorine compounds. Wollaston published the discovery in 1804.
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