Essay Archive - Gold
Gold
Gold is one of the many elements. It is a shiny yellow metal that
people have loved and valued for thousands of years. This metal is not only
beautiful, but soft enough to be molded into shapes . Gold does not corrode
or rust like other metals. It is the most popular metal for fine jewelry.
Gold was probably one of the first metals discovered on earth. Long ago
Egyptians put gold into leaves. These leaves were so thin that light could
shine though it. To give you an idea of how thin it is, 367,000 of them
would fit in a pile of an inch high, one on top of the other.
Gold does not mix well with other elements. But other elements must
be added t....
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