Gold is the most precious metal of them all.
You can pan for gold and for only 1 ounce you can sell it for $1,100.
1 ounce is about 28 paper clips

-Gold has been around since the beginning of time.
-It was found by the Romans and Egyptians.
-It was found in tombs in old ancient civilizations.
-Gold has been dating back since 2600 B.C

GOLD

BOHR MODEL OF GOLD

ORIGIN NAME

ATOMIC NUMBER 79

MELTING POINT

BOILING POINT

COST $$$

DENSITY

GOLD'S FAMILY

• It belongs to the Transition metals
• In period 6
• In group 11

Fun facts:

-You can pan for gold
-It's used in medicine, and an isotope of gold is used to treat cancer.
-Christopher Columbus found gold nuggets lying in the bottom of lakes and rivers in Haiti.

Fun facts:

- Most "gold" jewelry actually has real gold unfortunately most of it only has a gold plated covering.
- Gold can be modeled into a thin gold leaf and can be folded and torn as easily as paper
- Gold is also known as a precious metal

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Bibliography:

Newton, David E., and Lawrence W. Baker. Chemical Elements: From Carbon to Krypton. Detroit: U·X·L, 1999. Print.

Gray, Theodore W., and Nick Mann. The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe. New York: Black Dog & Leventhal, 2009. Print.

Angliss, Sarah. Gold. New York: Benchmark, 2000. Print.
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Angliss, Sarah. Gold. New York: Benchmark, 2000. Print.
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