Iridium is number 77 on the table, abbreviated as IR and it contains 115 neutrons. It's from the Latin word iridis, meaning rainbow. It is found in gravel deposits with platinum. It is used in high tech space program products such x-ray telescopes, unmanned spacecraft and satellites. https://www.iridium.com/
Iridium also converts easily into an alloy. And one use of iridium alloys would be aircraft engine parts. Iridium can also be grown into a crystal and used for computer memory.
It is also found in small amounts in nutritional supplements that are in the ORMUS category.
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