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What do you do with ruthenium?

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Small amounts of the metal, ruthenium, are added to platinum to form an extremely hard alloy that is used in dental work, in jewelry, and as long-wearing pivot points in electromechanical instruments.

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Relevant answers:

What is made of ruthenium?
The most common uses for ruthenium are in alloys (metal mixtures) and catalysts (things that speed up reactions) in industrial processes.
Density of ruthenium?
101. 65 acording to our scientific descoverys
Is ruthenium poisonous?
haha i dont kno sir/ma'ambut look somewhere else
Is ruthenium a gas?
ruthenium is a solid
Where did ruthenium get its name?
From the Latin word Ruthenia (Russia)