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Gold: Facts, Uses of the Most Malleable Chemical Element

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Gold is a chemical element that is shiny yellow in color, very dense, heavy, and solid at room temperature. Despite being a heavy metal, gold is very soft and malleable. This is because each atom of gold is individually very heavy, which makes the metal heavy, but the atoms slide past each other relatively easily, making it soft and malleable. Gold is so soft that it can be pounded into very thin sheets, and one gram of it can be beaten into a sheet covering nearly a square meter. However, pure gold is too soft for use in jewelry, so it is typically alloyed with base metals to ensure its durability and strength. Gold is also one of the most ductile metals, and it can be stretched into a very long wire. Despite its softness, gold is not as brittle as other metals with the same density, making it a unique and valuable metal.