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Chemical database: Gold
Gold is a metallic chemical element that comes in form of a shiny yellow solid at standard conditions. Gold is one of the few metals to occur naturally as an uncompounded mineral. Because of that, it is one of the first metals which mankind has encountered. Gold is a highly sought-after metal, it is used mostly in jewellery and in investments. Only about 10% of the produced gold is used in industry - mainly in medicine and electronics. Because of its high electrical conductance, it is often used in devices where the highest performance is required (special types of computers, spacecraft, fighter aircraft, and so on).
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