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Q. Which is the rarest and most expensive naturally occurring precious metal?
Answer: Rhodium
Notes: Rhodium is the rarest and most valuable precious metal, primarily used in catalytic converters and jewelry. It is rarer than gold and platinum, highly reflective, corrosion-resistant, discovered by William Hyde Wollaston in 1803, and has the chemical symbol Rh with atomic number 45.
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