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Gold
A particularly valuable precious metal. Gold is an element with the atomic number 79. It is used for jewelry, electronics and for other purposes. Historically, gold was used in many cultures as the basis for currency, but this is no longer the case. Investments in gold are often used as a hedge against inflation because it tends to maintain its value over time.


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Byline: ANI Washington, October 8 (ANI): Australian scientists have found that the bacterium Cupriavidus metallidurans catalyses the biomineralisation of gold by transforming toxic gold compounds to their metallic form using active cellular mechanism.
They cover gold (I) nitrogen chemistry; gold (III) complexes with nitrogen and oxygen ligands; pentafluorophenyl gold complexes; the theoretical chemistry of gold from atoms to molecules, cluster, surfaces, and the solid state; the luminescence and photophysics of gold complexes; gold compounds and their applications in medicine; the nanoscience of gold and gold surfaces; and liquid crystals based on gold compounds.
Gold in veins may be of microscopic particle size, in nuggets or sheets, or in gold compounds.
 
 
 
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