not enough of it. everybody wants it.
How panning for gold takes advantage of one of gold's characteristic properties?
People will pay lots of money for it.
Taking all their gold and enslaving them.
Panning for gold relies on gold's high density, which makes it heavier than other sediments in a river. When gold flecks are mixed with sand and gravel in a stream, panning can separate the heavier gold particles from the lighter sediments by swirling the mixture in a pan. The gold settles at the bottom of the pan due to its high density, allowing prospectors to extract it.
It really depends on which side of the coin you are on. It is hard to gain monetary advantage if you are a large banking concern if you are on the gold standard. The gold standard makes it difficult to manipulate a market. If you are a person holding savings it is to your advantage to be on the gold standard because the manipulators can not steal you savings by printing fiat money. In practicality the working class should favor a gold standard while the large investment and security agencies prefer fiat money.
Many. It's abundant in silver, and copper especially, and gold
They limited the amount of gold available for trade, increasing its value.
Gold, land, slaves, raw resources to ship back to Spain to give that nation an advantage over the other Imperialist powers.
Gold is a very good conductor, better than copper.Additionally, unlike copper, gold does not oxidize even after very long periods of time so it maintains its good conductivity while copper slowly loses it.
Gold is more conductive than other atoms (except silver and copper) because of its high concentration of free electrons. Silver and copper are more conductive than gold, but gold has the advantage of being corrosion resistant.
It is an apparatus used to refine gold from scrap gold such as jewelry. It will take 10, 14, 18, 22, Karat gold and refine it to near 24 K. It advantage is that it will do it without hazardous chemicals and acid's. You can find out more information at : shorinternational.com
No, Iron is better, it provides more protection and is many times more durable. Gold's only advantage is that it can be enchanted with higher level enchantments.