Ruthenium is often alloyed with platinum or palladium primarily to:

make the alloy more radioactive

improve corrosion to make it soluble

harden and improve wear resistance of contacts

Which catalytic application is ruthenium commonly used for in homogeneous or heterogeneous form?

Primary fuel for internal combustion engines

Olefin metathesis and hydrogenation

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01Which of the following is a well-known high-oxidation-state oxide of ruthenium that is a powerful oxidizer?
02Ruthenium is often alloyed with platinum or palladium primarily to:
03Which catalytic application is ruthenium commonly used for in homogeneous or heterogeneous form?
04Which of these is the common formula for ruthenium(III) chloride often used as a precursor in ruthenium chemistry?
05What is the chemical symbol for ruthenium?
06What is the formula of the organometallic 'ruthenocene' (the ruthenium analogue of ferrocene)?
07Which ruthenium carbonyl cluster is a well-known binary metal carbonyl compound?
08What is the atomic number of ruthenium?
09Ruthenium is a key metal in which class of widely used organometallic catalysts for olefin metathesis?
10Which oxidation state is commonly found for ruthenium in many of its compounds?