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ok help on elements (gold)?

ok people. im doing my homework now. i have to make a mini fact file on one of the elements of the periodic table. im doing gold (Au on the table) and if you know any facts at all please tell me it would help

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Not as conductive as people think - silver and copper are still better; the difference is that gold won't tarnish, so it's used where reliability is important. The most malleable of all metals, can be hammered into sheets less than one micrometer in thickness. Will dissolve if placed in mercury. India owns about 25% of the world's supply.
Not as conductive as people think - silver and copper are still better; the difference is that gold won't tarnish, so it's used where reliability is important. The most malleable of all metals, can be hammered into sheets less than one micrometer in thickness. Will dissolve if placed in mercury. India owns about 25% of the world's supply.

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