Facts About Gold and Bismuth
Interesting Facts
- It is found in copper ores and from the crust of the earth.
- It is the most malleable and ductile metal.
- Gold alloys are used in Dentistry as fillings, crowning, clips, etc. It is also used as an artificial limb joints.
- Bismuth metal is soluble and reacts with concentrated nitric acid.
- It oxides are used as a yellow pigment in paint. Bismuth chloride oxide BiClO gives a pearly texture to cosmetics.
Sources
Earth's crust, Mining, Ores of metals
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Who Discovered
Unknown
Claude François Geoffroy
Discovery
Before 6000 BCE
In 1753
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Abundance In Humans
Not Available