Close-up of a piece of thin iridium element encased in a clear acrylic cube, showcasing its metallic luster and unique structure against the white background.
Close-up of a piece of iridium element encased in a clear acrylic cube, showcasing its metallic luster and unique structure.
Close-up of a piece of iridium element encased in a clear acrylic cube, showcasing its metallic luster and unique structure against the white background.
Hand holds clear acrylic cube, encasing a thin wire of iridium element. This sleek display features Iridium's atomic symbol, number, and key properties, making it an elegant addition to any desk or collection. Ideal for science lovers and educators, this modern acrylic cube offers a sophisticated way to highlight the uniqueness of this rare element.
Piece of Iridium enclosed in a clear acrylic cube, featuring the element's name, atomic number, and key properties displayed as on the periodic table.
Piece of Iridium enclosed in a clear acrylic cube, featuring the element's name, atomic number, and key properties displayed as on the periodic table
Close-up of a piece of thin iridium element encased in a clear acrylic cube, showcasing its metallic luster and unique structure against the white background.
Close-up of a piece of iridium element encased in a clear acrylic cube, showcasing its metallic luster and unique structure.
Close-up of a piece of iridium element encased in a clear acrylic cube, showcasing its metallic luster and unique structure against the white background.
Hand holds clear acrylic cube, encasing a thin wire of iridium element. This sleek display features Iridium's atomic symbol, number, and key properties, making it an elegant addition to any desk or collection. Ideal for science lovers and educators, this modern acrylic cube offers a sophisticated way to highlight the uniqueness of this rare element.
Piece of Iridium enclosed in a clear acrylic cube, featuring the element's name, atomic number, and key properties displayed as on the periodic table.
Piece of Iridium enclosed in a clear acrylic cube, featuring the element's name, atomic number, and key properties displayed as on the periodic table

Iridium Element Cube

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Iridium's atomic number is 77 and its symbol is Ir. A very hard, brittle, silvery-white transition metal of the platinum group, iridium is considered to be the second-densest naturally occurring metal (after osmium). It is the most corrosion-resistant metal, even at temperatures as high as 2000 °C.

Named iridium after the Greek goddess Iris, personification of the rainbow, because of the striking and diverse colors of its salts. Iridium is found in meteorites in much higher abundance than in the Earth's crust. For this reason, the unusually high abundance of iridium in the clay layer at the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary gave rise to the Alvarez hypothesis that the impact of a massive extraterrestrial object caused the extinction of dinosaurs.

This display is contained within crystal clear lucite acrylic.

Details
  • Made In USA
  • 2x2x2 inches
  • 99% Pure Sample 
Safety

We get asked about the radioactivity and overall safety of the periodic tables/cubes from time to time. These are legitimate concerns and we wanted to address those concerns here. Although there are several elements in the cubes that are dangerous or toxic, the acrylic and glass ampules make the products safe to handle and store.

The average American is exposed to 0.034 mrem/hr from background radiation (300 mrem/year). In other words, a person will get three times the radiation from natural background radiation which includes the sun, food, radon, and the environment, than they will from holding a radioactive element in one of our Lucite Acrylic displays.

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