Input interpretation
![platinum metals | neutron cross-section](../image_source/4d5b599cc6b0322f75ef9f71577deadb.png)
platinum metals | neutron cross-section
Summary
![median | 12 b highest | 425 b (iridium) lowest | 2.6 b (ruthenium) distribution |](../image_source/da0742d6e4819f6438c8d6289bf1e4ae.png)
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](../image_source/6ed24cc81be08dfd92d5fd12150c3251.png)
| | 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](../image_source/9a5c15a74499093e1ad20e76097b043e.png)
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)](../image_source/6a608c6bc8fff8d6215b079d941f07a3.png)
1200 fm^2 (square femtometers)
![1.2×10^-27 m^2 (square meters)](../image_source/ccee3960596bf2997b0e575a38f449cd.png)
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 )](../image_source/511663ec5b9c823cdda8fb45604feaef.png)
≈ 14 × cross-sectional area of a uranium nucleus ( ≈ 9.2×10^-29 m^2 )