Properties of gold

Gold is a yellowish, shiny metal having specific characteristics and appearance. It is obtained from the depth of the soil having many impurities and it is then purified to get the original form of the gold. Gold and silver are considered the most wi

Grover Beach, CA (prHWY.com) January 15, 2013 - Gold is a yellowish, shiny metal having specific characteristics and appearance. It is obtained from the depth of the soil having many impurities and it is then purified to get the original form of the gold. Gold and silver are considered the most widely used spacious metals now a day. The gold is having many colors but the most widely used and liked is its yellow appearance. It has been used from the past many years by the people for the jewelry. It is liked at over the world by the women who prefer to have its yellow color. It is mostly present in China and South Africa where there is a lot of gold mines. The gold has been used by the people as saving alternatives to the money and it is also a type of investment.

The people like to invest the gold because it never loses its worth. It is a conductor of electricity and ductile. It can become ever transparent when it is subjected to the regular pressing. People used to keep the gold coins with them to be used at tough times. This is just like keeping money because the gold is like a currency having a certain value at the present time and you can sell the gold to get that value of money. It also reflects light and gives a greenish blue color. It is mostly combined with other metal to get the alloys which usually have the better strength and durability as compared to the original gold. Gold has also been a supported to be a good conductor of heat and electricity.

Chemically it is quick stabile and mostly remains unaffected by the moisture. This quality makes it durable as compared to the other precious metals. Gold ions get reduced in the solution from the readily. Gold is tasteless. The most of the other precious metals on grey and white whereas the yellow color of the gold makes it one of the most favorite precious metals. This color is due to the density of loosely bounded electron which always moves about their position. Cooper and silver are mostly added to the gold to make alloys. Gold is usually having only one stable isotope. Nickel is also added in some alloys with gold to give it more qualities.

Gold is considered to be insoluble but it is readily dissolved in the aqua reign. The alloys of gold are mostly made to enhance the durability and other physical properties of the gold. Gold is easily flexible and easily bends. The pretty of the gold metals depends upon the percentage of the alloyed metal. It is a very alternative metal and has been known from the last 5500 years. It is mostly found in the combination with other metal but sometime it is found in the free form. Usually it is found in the combination with the silver. It is widely used in the formation of the electronic connections and circuit boards. It has also used in the treatment of canes. It has also been used for the treatment of the bones problems. The gold isotopes have been used to solve these problems. It has also a wide use in the presentation of photography. The symbol of it comes from Latin word 'aurum'.

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