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A cubic foot of gold weighs 1200 pounds

A cubic foot of platinum weighs 1330 pounds

A cubic foot of silver weighs 652 pounds

A cubic foot of Mercury weighs 800 pounds

A cubic foot of iron weighs 450 pounds

A cubic foot of lead weighs 700 pounds

As you can see only Platinum is heavier than Gold...(about 11% heavier if volume and purity are equal)

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There are four metals that are denser than gold:

1. Osmium - 22,61 gr/cm³

2. Platinum - 21,40 gr/cm³

3. Plutonium - 19,80 gr/cm³

4. Tungsten - 19,60 gr/cm³

5. Gold - 19,32 gr/cm³

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9. Lead - 11,34 gr/cm³ (Just to get the perspective)

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