Period 5 element and because of its rarity, rhodium is usually alloyed with platinum or palladium and applied in high-temperature and corrosion-resistive coatings. White gold is often plated with a thin rhodium layer to improve its optical impression while sterling silver is often rhodium plated for tarnish resistance. Rhodium detectors are used in nuclear reactors to measure the neutron flux level. Palladium is a chemical element with the chemical symbol Pd and an atomic number of 46. It is a rare and lustrous silvery-white metal discovered in 1803 by William Hyde Wollaston. He named it after the asteroid Pallas, which was itself named
Ernest Element had an orchestral leaders job, but refused several tempting offers in order to concentrate on chamber music. Who could blame him? After all, the repertoire is incomparable." Robert Simpson wrote: All musicians who worked with Ernest Element agree that he was a great artist... But most of all I remember what this man showed me without effort – the supreme value of selflessness in art. This is what made him great". Ernest Element Ernest Element was a British musician. Ernest Element was born on 5 January 1909 in Wolverhampton and educated at Ocker Hill School, Dudley. He studied at Birmingham