The Precious MetalGold

The Precious Metal Gold• No precious metal is as legendary and beautiful as gold.

• Its rarity and beauty enigma have provided it with a high status as a precious metal throughout the history of humanity.

• Gold has always been used as a monetary standard.

• Gold has always been and remains the most essential jewelry component, with most precious jewelry pieces created from gold or inlaid with a gold setting.

The Properties of Gold• Gold is a soft yellow, corrosion resistant

element.

• Gold is both malleable and ductile.

• Gold is a heavy metal (density 19.3 g cm-3)

• Gold is generally alloyed to increase its strength.

Elements That Are Alloyed With Gold

• Several different metallic elements are alloyed with gold and some are used specifically to produce a certain color or tone in the gold.

• White gold, which has become very popular in jewelry, is mainly alloyed with nickel and zinc, and occasionally palladium.

• Rose gold, which has a slightly reddish tone, is alloyed mostly with copper.

• Green gold, which appears greenish-yellow, is alloyed with silver.

• Blue gold, which is gold with a whitish-blue tone, is alloyed with iron.

The Purity of Gold • Pure gold lacks resistance to pressure and easily bends.

• For this reason, gold jewelry is always alloyed with other metals to increase its toughness and durability.

• The purity of gold depends on the percentage of alloyed metal and this number is measured in karats.

• Karat measurement determines the percentage of gold to other metals on a scale of 1 to 24, with 24 karats being pure gold.

• Common karat weights are 22 kt (91.67% gold), 18 kt (75% gold), 14 kt (58.33% gold), and 10 kt (41.67% gold).

Uses for Gold• Gold is the most useful metal in jewelry.

• Rings, bracelets, necklaces, earrings, and many other jewelry items are fashioned from gold, and gold is the main precious metal used for jewelry settings.

• Gold is used as money.

• Gold has been used in medicine for 4,500 years

• Gold is used in space to reflect radiation and stabilize temperatures

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