Transcript The Element Gold

The Element Gold
By Lauren, Andrea, and Alli
Common Uses
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It is used for
expensive fine
jewelry.
It is used for money
is some places
Source Of Element
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The history of gold is
found in the crust of
earth and copper
ores.
It was found in Circa
BC.
Atomic Structure And Element
Number/Symbol
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The element gold has
79 protons and 118
neutrons as well as
79 electrons.
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The symbol is Au and
the atomic number is
79.
Discovery
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The element gold was
found in circa 3000
BC.
The name of the of
the discoverer was
unknown.. we are
eager to know.. but
we are clueless.
The Melting/Boiling Point and
Classification
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The melting point is
1064.43°C.
The boiling point is
2807°C.
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The
classification is
a Transition
Metal.
It’s name origin
comes from the
old English word
geolo meaning
yellow.
Interesting Things I Know You Don’t
Know..
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Gold is known and
highly valued from
earliest times, gold is
found and natured as
a free metal.
In telluride; it is very
widely distributed and
is almost always
associated with quartz
and pryrite.
COMPOUNDS!!!!!
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One kind of
compound for gold is
Chloroaric Acid.
Another is Gold
Cluster.
A third is Auranofin.
The End
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We think gold is a very satisfying and
helpful element to the human kind.
We encourage and challenge you to
discover more about this awesome
element.
Gold is part of history and you could be,
too. Thank you for watching this
presentation.