Gold

=**Gold** = By: //** Kimberley **//

__**Atomic Number:**__ 79

__**Protons:**__ 79

__**Electrons:**__ 79

__**Neutrons:**__118


 * __Average Atomic Mass:__**197.967

__**Discovery:**__ Gold was discovered in 1848 when John A. Sutter needed a sawmill. He hired contractors and they got to work. One of the workers was James W. Marshall. He showed up at John's Fort's office and wished to speak secretly. There he took out gold that he had found while digging the saw mill. Soon the word got out witch started the gold rush.People came from every where just for a little bit of pure gold.


 * __Name:__** Gold's symbol is Au. The question is.....WHY? Gold in Latin is __Au__rum. I underlined the first two letters because the first two letters are gold's symbol.


 * Uses:** Gold is used for money and jewelry, but some times it is used for furniture or even cars.

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 * Interesting Fact**: Gold can be a great thing or a dangerous thing. Gold can be fun to wear or spent casually, but think about all the people out there that would kill people to get there hands on such precious metal.


 * **Resources**
 * 1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold
 * 2) http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_neutrons_and_protons_are_in_gold
 * 3) http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist2/gold.html