Everything that glitters is GOLD
Did you go through the above statement again.It weren't your eyes that betrayed you but it was me.Gold,the brightest and one of the most exorbitant member of the periodic table is widely known for its use in jewelery making and monetary exchange.Each day,thousands of people buy gold worth millions in forms of jewelery and biscuits.But the d-block element's saga doesn't end here.This is General Eerie with his WEIRD FACT :DAY 5 for his fellow earthians.
We all have heard parts of gold's property of ductility (capability of being drawn into wires) and malleability (capability of being hammered into sheets).But have you ever wondered what is the degree to which a gold biscuit can be hammered??
LISTEN HERE:A lump of pure gold the size of a matchbox can be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court.Yes gold is the most ductile and malleable of all known metals.
A single gram can be beaten into a sheet of 1 square meter.Gold leaf can be beaten thin enough to become transparent!!!A single ounce(28 g) can be stretched into a wire 5 miles(8 km) in length.Its malleability allows artisans to create many finely detailed jewelry and decorative designs.And it is the gold’s superb ductility that quantifies for its manufacturing of semiconductors, electronic microcircuitry and in architectural design.Compression stress forces atoms to roll over each other into new positions without breaking their metallic bond.When a large stress is put on gold(during the two processes),the atoms roll over each other,permanently staying in their new position.So next time you see a monument having a golden tomb or a golden door,ruminate whether the volume of gold account for its amount or not..
A single gram can be beaten into a sheet of 1 square meter.Gold leaf can be beaten thin enough to become transparent!!!A single ounce(28 g) can be stretched into a wire 5 miles(8 km) in length.Its malleability allows artisans to create many finely detailed jewelry and decorative designs.And it is the gold’s superb ductility that quantifies for its manufacturing of semiconductors, electronic microcircuitry and in architectural design.Compression stress forces atoms to roll over each other into new positions without breaking their metallic bond.When a large stress is put on gold(during the two processes),the atoms roll over each other,permanently staying in their new position.So next time you see a monument having a golden tomb or a golden door,ruminate whether the volume of gold account for its amount or not..
But a very qualified question that surfaces is 'Why is gold not used to make wires and sheets if it is so cost effective?'One possible answer is that gold fails to quell the quantity demands.But the more pragmatic answer is that in parts where even copper wires are stolen recklessly,gold certainly doesn't stand a chance !!!!:)
True! Even the Ambani's haven't used Gold wires for their Palace.
ReplyDeleteGood Example is Golden Temple its Dome, Walls and Doors are having very thin sheet Precious Metal GOLD*******