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GOLD ~Au~
THE ELEMENT OF GOLD FACTS - Gold discovered by James Marshall in January 1848 - Gold was named after a Sandskrit(Javel) word and an Anglo-Saxon word gold. -The atomic symbol was named after the latin word aurum, meaning gold. -Natural state is solid -Melting point: 1064.18C -Boiling point: 2856C -Gold is a transition metal. It is found in period 6 and group 11 -Gold does not react with most chemicals, but it does react with chlorine, fluorine, aqua regia and cyanide. Gold dissolves in mercury, forming amalgam alloys, but does not react with it.
THE ELEMENT OF GOLD FACTS PART 2 -Some Compounds of Gold are: -AuNa3O6S4- this is used for treating arthritis AND -HAuCl4- this is used for preserving photographs -Common isotopes: one
WHY GOLD IS THE BEST ELEMENT? You should take gold to your planet because it will mke you rich. You will have tourists because gold is part of California history. If there are tourists then your planet will get money. Also, jewlery is made of gold and the tourists will buy the jewlery which means more money for you planet. So gold is the best element if you want your planet to be wealthy.
by Alexis d'Amato November 2009
NAME: Gold ATOMIC SYMBOL: Au ATOMIC MASS: approx. 197 ATOMIC NUMBER: 79 protons- 79 neutrons- 118 electron- 79
