Input interpretation
platinum metals | neutron cross-section
Summary
median | 12 b highest | 425 b (iridium) lowest | 2.6 b (ruthenium) distribution |
Units
Ranked values
| | visual | ratios | 6 | ruthenium | | 0.0061 | 1 5 | palladium | | 0.016 | 2.7 4 | platinum | | 0.024 | 3.8 3 | osmium | | 0.035 | 6 2 | rhodium | | 0.341 | 56 1 | iridium | | 1 | 160
Neutron cross-section rankings
1 | ruthenium | 2.6 b 2 | palladium | 6.9 b 3 | platinum | 10 b 4 | osmium | 15 b 5 | rhodium | 145 b 6 | iridium | 425 b
Unit conversions for median neutron cross-section 12 b
1200 fm^2 (square femtometers)
1.2×10^-27 m^2 (square meters)
Comparison for median neutron cross-section 12 b
≈ 14 × cross-sectional area of a uranium nucleus ( ≈ 9.2×10^-29 m^2 )