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In addition to being strongly corrosion resistant, gold is an excellent electrical conductor. It is used in a number of electronic devices, including the computer where you are reading this. It is used in a few medicines, and implants in the human body (including dental work) However, gold is best known for it's use in jewelry, and due to it's scarcity, as a means of storing value (coins).
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Why is gold used for jewelery?
Because humans see this almost useless metal as precious and desirable. Most of the gold is used for jewelery, and only a tiny portion is used for industry and coins.
Why is gold rarely used in buildings?
Gold is an expensive, soft and practically useless building material.
Why can scientists make technetium synthetically but not gold?
You might get gold but these obtained isotopes are radioactive and unstable; so it is useless.
What could turn base metals into gold?
Only a nuclear raector can do this. The resulting gold would be radiocative and pretty useless.
What are 4 things humans do to make water useless?
They drink it, they eject it, they swim in it and they Poison it.
How do you get more gold in wizard 101?
Complete quests and sell useless items in the bazaar.
Is ore a useless mineral?
No, a ore can be iron, gold, silver and any number ores.
Why do you eat gold?
Humans do not eat gold so there is no way to eat gold.
What does Dameda mean in Japanese and what does it mean in English?
Dameda pretty much means "It's no good" or kind of of like "don't do it".
How do humans benefit from gold?
they benefit humans by eating chicken breats
Where can an inexpensive 9ct gold bangle be purchased?
Sears sells gold bangles very cheap and inexpensively. This is a good place to buy your gold bangles, but gold bangles are absolutely useless and a waste of money so do not buy gold bangles.
Why gold is useful for humans?
Humans use gold for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is the jewelry industry. Gold has historically been used as currency or as a backing for currency. Gold is also used in electronics and audio components.
