How to Use rhodium in a Sentence

rhodium

noun
  • The gold is made of goldtone plate and the silver is made of rhodium plate.
    Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Aug. 2020
  • Daly said the going rate per ounce for rhodium this week was $9,950.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Sep. 2021
  • The prices of the precious metals have tumbled, with rhodium’s price down to one-sixth of its 2021 peak.
    Jasmine Cui, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2023
  • This line chart shows the average price per ounce of rhodium.
    Jasmine Cui, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2023
  • Rhodium is the easiest of the three metals to invest in.
    Eddie Van Der Walt, Bloomberg.com, 13 July 2017
  • The mine cuts sit slightly higher that the rest of the hoop and pop from black rhodium plated finish from the rest of the earring which is in yellow gold.
    Beth Bernstein, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2021
  • The average monthly price per ounce of rhodium is now back at 2019 levels.
    Jasmine Cui, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2023
  • Among the offerings are pieces made from vintage Persian turquoise from the 1950s and sparkling citrine and crystal set in rhodium.
    Kavita Daswani, latimes.com, 7 Mar. 2018
  • The cartridge- or converter-filled fountain pen’s nib is 18-karat gold with rhodium coating, available in fine, medium and broad sizes.
    Nancy Olson, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2021
  • The metal components, as well as the traditional Pelikan beak-like clip, are finished with 24-karat gold, and the nib is bi-color: 18-karat gold and rhodium plate.
    Nancy Olson, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
  • The devices contain small amounts of metal, such as platinum, palladium and rhodium, which can be sold.
    Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 4 Feb. 2020
  • Palladium and rhodium are now more valuable than gold, per ounce, with platinum not far behind.
    Nora Mishanec, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Feb. 2021
  • An 18-karat rose gold mini-rotor is decorated in a leaf motif with rhodium sinks.
    Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 16 June 2021
  • Rhodium, iridium and ruthenium count among the precious metals that are more rare than gold, according to the U.K.’s Royal Mint.
    Victor Reklaitis, WSJ, 4 May 2017
  • Lisa George abstract brass initial necklace, finished in 14-karat gold or rhodium plating.
    Ingrid Schmidt, latimes.com, 3 Nov. 2017
  • The white lacquered dial features the brand’s signature tri-color chronograph counters in shades of rhodium, anthracite and blue.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 12 May 2021
  • Griffith is still bullish on long-term prospects for platinum and its sister metals palladium and rhodium.
    Eddie Van Der Walt, Bloomberg.com, 11 May 2017
  • Also, the movement is beautiful, with a solid-gold rotor (for a-magnetism, in fact) plated in dark-gray rhodium to preserve the toolish look of this amazing dive watch.
    Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 16 May 2024
  • The rise in thefts has been linked in part to the global rise in demand for the metals contained in catalytic converters: platinum, rhodium and palladium.
    Andres Picon, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Sep. 2021
  • The addition of plating rhodium over a medium silver content helps with the tarnish aspect and keeps it quite reflective.
    Brenda Yenke, cleveland, 10 Dec. 2020
  • The sector accounts for over 85% of global rhodium demand, according to Johnson Matthey.
    Joe Wallace, WSJ, 23 Jan. 2020
  • In addition to a knurled bezel fashioned from platinum, the watch features a dial adorned with Grain d’Orge guilloché and hand-applied, rhodium-plated 18-karat gold indices.
    Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 30 Mar. 2022
  • Lastly, the slices are plated with rhodium, which provides a protective layer that wards off corrosion of the iron-rich meteorite.
    Nancy Olson, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
  • This pendant is crafted with exquisite detail in silver and black rhodium.
    Joseph Deacetis, Forbes, 8 Nov. 2021
  • The first uses a mix of platinum and rhodium to pull oxygen atoms away from nitric oxide, creating pure, benign nitrogen.
    Matt Crisara, Popular Mechanics, 9 Mar. 2022
  • The devices can be melted and the valuable metals, such as palladium and rhodium, extracted.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2022
  • Crafted in 14-karat white gold and polished in rhodium plating, these earrings will be the shining highlight of literally any outfit.
    Bernd Fischer, Men's Health, 25 July 2022
  • Supply is notoriously thin and unpredictable, and so too could be demand as electric cars don’t have much need for rhodium.
    Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 24 Jan. 2020
  • The aquatic plant contains the elements platinum and rhodium, along with rare-earth elements like neodymium, lanthanum, yttrium and dysprosium.
    Devika Rao, theweek, 22 May 2024
  • The automotive part meant to reduce smog caused by combustion engines has become a preferred target for criminals as the prices of the precious metals inside the component -- rhodium, platinum and palladium -- have skyrocketed in recent years.
    Alex Stone, ABC News, 29 May 2024

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