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Note Taking•Properties of GoldProperties of Gold
•Words You Didn’t KnowWords You Didn’t Know
•Uses for GoldUses for Gold
•New or Interesting FactsNew or Interesting Facts
•Things You Already Things You Already KnewKnew
GOLD•Is a metalIs a metal
•Is an elementIs an element
•Resists corrosionResists corrosion
•MalleableMalleable
•Can be found in the Can be found in the groundground
•Conducts electricityConducts electricity
•Reflects heat VERY wellReflects heat VERY well
This delicate, crystallized gold specimen was found in Leadville, Colorado.
© Denis Finnin/AMNH
The Statue of Liberty
has a greenish
color because
the copper metal from
which it was made combined
with oxygen in
the air.
Photo by I. Peterson.
The Statue of Liberty
has a greenish
color because
the copper metal from
which it was made combined
with oxygen in
the air.
Photo by I. Peterson.
Jewelry made in the shape of animals, like these gold earrings, was popular more than 2,300
years ago in ancient Greece.
© Craig Chesek/AMNH
Jewelry made in the shape of animals, like these gold earrings, was popular more than 2,300
years ago in ancient Greece.
© Craig Chesek/AMNH
Sarah Webb stands in the gold room at the American Museum of
Natural History. The
walls and ceiling are
coated with a layer of gold
only 0.18 micron thick.
Photo by Anne Sasso.
Sarah Webb stands in the gold room at the American Museum of
Natural History. The
walls and ceiling are
coated with a layer of gold
only 0.18 micron thick.
Photo by Anne Sasso.
Banks and gold markets can use gold bars for transactions. This bar weighs about 27 pounds
and is roughly 6 inches long, 3 inches wide, and 2 inches thick. At current prices, it's worth more
than a quarter of a million dollars.
© C. Chesek/AMNH, Courtesy of Johnson Matthey, Inc.
Banks and gold markets can use gold bars for transactions. This bar weighs about 27 pounds
and is roughly 6 inches long, 3 inches wide, and 2 inches thick. At current prices, it's worth more
than a quarter of a million dollars.
© C. Chesek/AMNH, Courtesy of Johnson Matthey, Inc.
A thin layer of gold covered
the visor on the helmet
of an astronaut
on the moon. The gold layer
is transparent
but still keeps out the sun's
heat.
NASA
A thin layer of gold covered
the visor on the helmet
of an astronaut
on the moon. The gold layer
is transparent
but still keeps out the sun's
heat.
NASA