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Is Osmium still the densest material on earth, man-made or natural.

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wildwood | 20:52 Sat 22nd Oct 2011 | Science
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That's it really.
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Osmium is twice as dense as lead and a density of 22.59 g/cm3.
If you discount the atomic nuclei with a density of 2.3 × 10 to the 17th then yes, Osmium is the densest material on Earth.
21:27 Sat 22nd Oct 2011
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Graham... Love your answer, love your avatar... :-)
21:36 Sat 22nd Oct 2011
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Iridium is a very close second
08:01 Sun 23rd Oct 2011
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It could be that a created element might be denser than osmium. Hassuim (atomic number 108) has been suggested. The problem is that only a few atoms worth have been made, and it doesn't stick together long enough for tests to be carried out.
18:13 Mon 24th Oct 2011

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