2. Pictures Of Gold: this is wut GOLD Looks like in its pure form!!!
another picture of gold
3. Nucleus
how many Protons and neutrons does the nucleus of my most common isotope contain?
Answer: Au-198
What is the natural abundance of gold? (in Percent)
Answer: 100%
What is Gold's Nuclear Spin?
Answer: 3/2
What is the Average Atomic Mass of Gold?
Answer: 196.97 (or) 197
**Fun Fact**: Au-198 is also used to treat cancer.
4. Electrons
How many electrons are there in a neutral atom of gold?
Answer: 79
how mant shells of electrons does gold have?
Answer: 6
This picture is of schematic representation of the shell structure of gold
5. Atom
what is gold's atomic radius in meters?
Answer: Radius =174 pm
(1 pm = 10^-12 m)
radius in meters= 174(10^-12)
6. Properties
what are Gold's properties in its pure element form?
Answer:
Melting point: 1337.33 (or 1947.52 degrees F) K
Boiling point: 3129 (or 5137 degrees F) K
Liquid range: 1791.67 K
7. Gold's Home
what is the abundence Gold's body in grams?
Answer: 5-6g
What is Gold's abundence in the earth's crust and in our universe in (Parts Per Billion (PPB))?
Answer:
Universe: 0.6
Sun: 1
Meteorite (carbonaceous): 170
Crustal rocks: 3.1
Sea water: 0.05
Stream: 0.002
Human: 100
8. Gold's Compounds
What compounds does Gold form?
Example #1: Gold trifluoride: AuF3
9. Gold's Story
Who Discovered Gold?
Answer: John Dalton
How, When, and where was Gold Discovered?
Answer:
How:
Dalton's theory of atoms was published by Thomas Thomson in the 3rd edition of his System of Chemistry in 1807 and in a paper about strontium oxalates published in the Philosophical Transactions. Dalton published these ideas himself in the following year in the New System of Chemical Philosophy.
When: autumn of 1803, published in 1807 by Thomas Thomson
Where: N/A
10. Gold's Jobs
What jobs does Gold perform in society?
Example #1: Gold Wedding bands
Example #2: Since gold is inert and possesses useful properties when alloyed, gold is used extensively for dentistry in gold teeth, dental attachments, inserts, and solders.
11. Fun Facts
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