- gold has a very specific and beautiful color, easily to identify
- gold is not corroded
- gold is a mineral as a pure metal
The discovery of the order of elements calcium, gold, and iron is attributed to their differing reactivities. Calcium is more reactive than gold and iron is less reactive than both. This reactivity trend helps explain why these elements were discovered in that particular order historically.
gold is more expensive than iron simply because iron is more common and gold is also a purer metal
There have been times when iron was more valuable than gold. Most bronze age civilizations valued iron more highly than gold, as it was both rarer (iron ore is common, naturally occurring pure iron is not) and more useful (iron is significantly stronger than bronze, and much, much stronger than gold).
NO
the density of gold is approx 2 and 1/2 times more than iron
Gold armor provides better health regeneration and protection than iron armor does.
Gold has many more protons and neutrons in the nucleus of each atom than iron does. So each gold atom weighs almost four times as much as each iron atom. The extra electrons in the gold atoms do make the atom a little bigger than an iron atom, but not a whole lot. So there are nearly as many gold atoms as iron atoms per volume, but each gold atom weighs a lot more. So gold ends up denser.
It is easier to discover gold than iron because gold typically occurs in its pure form or as nuggets, making it easier to spot. Iron ore, on the other hand, usually requires extraction and processing to separate the iron from other minerals in the ore, which can be more difficult and labor-intensive.
a cubic centimetre of gold is heavier than a cubic centimetre of iron because gold is a denser substance than iron, i.e. it has more weight or mass per unit of volume.
Not at all. It is weaker
No, fools gold or iron pyrites is less dense than gold.
No. Electrum is a mix of gold and silver, and is much softer (weaker) than iron.