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
Turkmen Agricultural University Named after S.A. Niyazov near the rector of the university. Turkmen Agricultural University Named after S.A. Niyazov Turkmen Agricultural University Named after S.A. Niyazov () is the largest higher education institution in Turkmenistan. This university only provides studies in the fields of agriculture. It is named after Saparmurat Niyazov, Turkmenistan's first president. In 1930, the Agricultural Institute was constructed in the capital city of Ashgabat. Until 1998, the institution was named after Mikhail Kalinin. In 1998, was awarded university status, and had a name change. In 2012, the training center CLAAS was opened. The university consists of 16 departments, including the Department of Ruhnama