Why is this element important in everyday life?
The Most Common Is Many Different Types Of Jewelry
Another Is Gold Is A Great Conductor Of Electricity.
High Voltage Power Lines, Radios, And Computers
Gold Is Also Very Malleable So It Is Pounded Into Very Thin Sheets And Used To Decorate Artwork.
Gold Foil Was Used In Rutherford's Experiment When He Shot Positive Alpha Particles Through It To Work On The Model Of The Atom.
One Ounce of Au can be hammered to a 100 sq ft sheet
Where is this element found in nature?
Gold Is Found In Nature As A Rock Like Substance In Many Different Places.
The Western United States Is Known Greatly For People Rushing To In Search Of Gold.
What are the properties of the element?
General Characteristics = Shiny, Very Malleable, Useful In Conducting Electricity, Soft And Easily Scratched, Frequently Used In Jewelry.
Atomic Symbol =Au
Period Number = Six
Group Number and Family Name = Group Eleven - The Noble Metals
Atomic Number = Seventy Nine
Atomic Mass = 196.97
Density = 19.3
Melting Point =1,064.4 degrees Celsius
Boiling Point = 2,807 degrees Celcius
Electron Configuration = Au- 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d104p65s24d9
Shorthand Notation = Au- [Xe]- 5s24d9
Common Reactions =
Interesting Information = One Bit Of Interesting Info About Gold Is The Way It Is Used As A Monetary Supplement. When Most People Think Of Gold They Think Of How Much Gold There Is To Put A Value On It. When The Truth To It Is The Purity Of The Sample That Determines The Value.
Example…
99- 100% Pure Gold Is 24 Karat Gold.
91.7- 98% Purity Is 22 Karat Gold.
75- 89% Purity Is 18 Karat Gold.
58.3- 74% Purity Is 14 Karat Gold
41.1- 57% Purity Is 10 Karat Gold.
Who Is Doug "gold" Nugget?
Once Upon A Time In The Great Land Of P.T. (Planet Thing) There Was A Great God Named Elemental. One Day When He Was Bored And Looking For Something To Do, He Decided He Was Going To Have A Contest To Make A New Land For His Palace. He Called All The Representatives From Each Sector Together To Anounce The Contest. The First To Arrive Was One Named Doug Nugget, Gold For Short. He Is From Sector Eleven. All The Subjects From This Area Are All Well To Do So Gold Thought It Would BE A Great Place For Elemental's Palace. Here Is The Interview Between Elemenal And Doug.
Elemental: What Kind's Of Properties Do You Have To Offer For My Palace.
Doug: I Can Be Pounded Very Thin, I Am Easily Molded Into Many Shapes, I Could Even Make A Statue Of You Out Front.
