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Gold

[|symbol- Au] atomic number-79 Boiling point-2856°c Melting point-1064.18°c Atomic mass-196.97 Density-19.282 [|Unusual facts-there is roughly 1 milligram of gold is found in every ton of sea water] [|Gold is the most malleable and ductile of all known metals]

Price per gold per ounce-1600.75

Discovered in- 300 B.C. Founded by the Egyptians when they picked it up and noticed how shiny it was Physical properties- gold is a soft metal, malleable and ductile, heavy, and one gram can be hammered out into a flat piece of paper [|Chemical properties- it is a Nobel gas it is highly to react with other elements] Minerals found in gold are-calaverite, sylvanite, and petzite

Uses for gold it is used for jewelry and decoration

Protons -79 Neutrons -79 Electrons- color is a goldish yellow



Work cited

[] updated last on 2011 mark winter

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