A CONTRIBUI????O DO BRASIL PARA A DESCOBERTA DE UM NOVO ELEMENTO QU??MICO – O PAL??DIO

摘要

In the year 2019 the periodic table of the elements will celebrate 150 years. A frequent misunderstanding says that palladium might have been initially discovered in samples from Brazil. Indeed it was found in the country in the early nineteenth century, but this discovery was preceded by other findings elsewhere in South America. This article will report its discovery, both abroad and in Brazil, as well as many other related aspects.