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Where is carbon placed in the reactivity series and why?
Carbon comes below aluminum and above zinc in the reactivity series: Potassium Sodium Lithium Calcium Magnesium Aluminium CARBON Zinc Iron Tin Lead Copper Silver Gold Platinum
What natural resource is called black gold?
Oil is often referred to as "black gold" due to its economic value and significance as a valuable natural resource that is essential for powering modern industries, transportation, and other sectors of the global economy.
Is gold an element or alloy?
Gold is an element. In the Periodic Table isis listed as 'Au' (Aurum ' Latin for Gold). However, when gold is used in jewellery it is alloyed to copper or nickel in order to harden its characteristics for wearing.
What particles make beryllium reactive?
Beryllium's reactivity is primarily due to its ability to lose two electrons to form a +2 ion, which creates a more stable electron configuration. This reactivity makes beryllium readily combine with other elements to form compounds. Additionally, beryllium has a small atomic radius and high effective nuclear charge, contributing to its reactivity.
Which element is the most valuable in this world and why?
Aurum or Gold. Because besides being used to make jewelleries & parts of electronic components, it's value increases steadily despite the volatile economy. It is a common type of investment when nothing else remains stable.
What is special about the reactivity of gold that makes it so valuable?
There's nothing special about it. Gold is more or less nonreactive, but that's not a special property. What makes it valuable is its rarity, not its nonreactivity. Mercury is similarly nonreactive, but not nearly as valuable.
Why is gold a valuable mineral?
it is valuable because gold is easy to spot and it is so shiney that it makes people risk their lives just to get it
Does gold and silver have low reactivity?
Yes, gold and silver are at the bottom of the reactivity chart and therefore less likely to rust when in contact with water. Iron on the other hand, is at the top of the reactivity chart and will react to water in a way so that it would rust. This is why we do not use iron, which is cheap and durable, to make coins almost anytime in history.
What makes the element gold so valuable to humans?
The fact that it is beautiful, shiny, untarnished and rare
Why is gold such a valuable mineral?
Gold is considered valuable due to its rarity, durability, and beauty. It has been used for centuries as a form of currency, a store of value, and for ornamental purposes. Its scarcity and the extensive mining process required to extract it also contribute to its value.
Why is Gold so valuable from a chemistry standpoint?
- gold is a very good electrical conductor- gold is a very good thermal conductor- gold is very ductile and malleable- gold is a good reflector for electromagnetic radiation
What was once so valuable it was traded for gold?
SALT.
A famous story why gold is so valuable?
One famous story is The Gold Rush
What was price of gold in 1850?
Gold is very valuable so in 1850 the price was $550.00.
Why did the area of the gold rush become so famous?
because gold is valuable in the market
What was discovered in Brazil that made it so valuable to the portuguese?
gold and diamonds.
What is the misprint on the penny that makes iut so valuable?
On the 1969 S penny a doubling of the print makes it very valuable ($35 000)
