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Noble metals

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(Chem.) silver, gold, and platinum; - so called from their resistance to oxidation by air and to dissolution by acids. Copper, mercury, aluminium, palladium, rhodium, iridium, and osmium are sometimes included.

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A common method involves the application of protective coatings made from paints, organic resins, plastics, or films of noble metals on the structure itself (e.
There are no noble metals involved, so it should be very cheap," he said.
I would expect car makers to come out of the woodwork and say, “Even for the long term, this is a great little place to accumulate some for inventory because we haven’t seen these prices in years on the noble metals either.
 
 
 
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