An Interesting Fact About Gold is That Gold has Been Found on All Seven Continents on Earth.
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These are the chemical properties of gold. The chemical symbol for gold is Au. The melting point of gold is 1,064 degrees or 18 degrees Celsius. The boiling point is 2,856 degrees Celsius. The atomic weight of gold is 197 pounds.
In 1851 gold was discovered in a new beginning of land in Australia. Later that year of 1851 gold was also discovered in Victoria at Bendigo. This new discovery of gold brought a rush of immigrants to Australia in search for a great fortune of gold. Many of these immigrants were from the California gold rush, while many Chinese immigrants also came seeking for either a fortune of gold or job opportunities to serve the miners in the fields to find gold.
These are some interesting trivia facts about gold. Gold can make heat and electricity so it does never rusts. Seventy five percent of gold on earth has been circulated since 1910. The largest gold nugget ever found was named \'Welcome Stranger\'. The biggest gold nugget was founded by John Deason and Richard Oates on February 5, 1869 in Australia. Gold such a pliable element that it can be made into sewing thread to sew you clothes. One ounce of gold can be as far as 50 miles or more. The Olympic gold metals that were handed out in 1912 were entirely made out of real gold. The element of gold is so rare that the world pours more steel an hour, then the world has poured gold since gold was discovered. That is my science report about the element gold.
This is a science article about gold. The old Egyptians thought that the bright golden yellow metal was pretty divine and very indestructible. The Egyptians called gold \'nub\' which stands for Nubia, a region in northeast Africa. That eventually became a big supplier of this precious metal we call gold. Gold has always been known for power and wealth.
This is an encyclopedia about gold. Gold is valued as and a symbol of royalty, purity, and durability. The attractive golden yellow shine to it makes it super appealing to wear for jewelry. The reason kings have chosen gold for crowns is because of its attractiveness. the attractiveness has brought the worst to human nature because of thieves trying to steal.
This is an element database on gold. The letter symbol for gold is au, which means Aurum. Aurum means shining dawn. Gold has been known to man for about 5,500 years now. The way that gold was found was early in the morning and saw something glittering and was vey interested by what they saw that they gave gold its name.
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