WANTED: Gold
on the hunt for this wanted element
Wanted for the Following Crimes:
· can cause an allergic reaction on the skin
· kidney and liver damage
· damages organs
It is used for jewelry, alloy, coins, art, architecture, electrical connectors, computer chips, etc.
It is important for manufacturing goods and is used in medicine/therapy.
Aliases
Description
Atomic Number: 79
Atomic Mass: 196.96655 amu
Room temperature: Solid
Classification: Transition Metal
Color: Gold
First Arresting Officer
- discovered by ancient Egyptians
Report of First Arrest
- discovered around 2600BCE
- found in rivers
Last Seen
- located in the precious metals group
- transition metals family
- located in the Earth's crust and purified in oceans
Known Associates
- typically found in a silver or copper alloy in their ores
- unaffected by air, water, alkalis and all acids except aqua regia (a mixture of hydrochloric acid and nitric acid) that can dissolve gold
- reacts with halogens
- reacts very slowly with chlorine gas at room temperature to form gold chloride ex: 2Au(s) + 3Cl2(g) → 2AuCl3(s)
Warning Lable
Bibliography
Bentor, Yinon. Chemical Element.com - Gold. Sep. 22, 2015 <http://www.chemicalelements.com/elements/au.html>.
"Gold." - Element Information, Properties and Uses. Web. 22 Sept. 2015. http://www.rsc.org/periodic-table/element/79/gold
Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation. Web. 27 Sept. 2015. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold
http://www.chemistryexplained.com/elements/C-K/Gold.html
http://www.webelements.com/gold/chemistry.html
Pictures:
https://www.mabtech.com/sites/default/files/skin-allergy_0.jpg
http://www.louisianagoldbuyer.com/buyingusedjewelry.htm
http://www.explainthatstuff.com/gold.html