Facts About Gold and Copper
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.
- Copper rarely found in its pure form in nature.
- Copper Sulfate is mostly used in agricultural poison and as an algicide in water purification system.
Sources
Earth's crust, Mining, Ores of metals
Found in Minerals
Discovery
Before 6000 BCE
In Middle East (9000 BCE)
Abundance In Earth's Crust