Chemical Resistance of Platinum @NurdRage

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In this video we pit the precious metal of platinum against various common chemicals.

Turns out the platinum is resistant to hydrochloric acid, nitric acid and sulfuric acid. But it can be tarnished by molten sodium hydroxide.

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