Let us examine some interesting facts about the nature of gold. Gold is found in rocks, earth-veins, and alluvial deposits. Gold occurs freely, in the Earth’s crust and mantle; as nuggets and grains. Gold also occurs to a lesser extent as; natural alloys, compounds, minerals, and solid solutions. Do enjoy the quiz, and upvote it. You could leave your score and comments, afterwards, below. Thanks.
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What is the texture of gold, in its purest form?
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Very Hard
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Medium Hard
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Soft
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What is the name, used to refer to; the gold proportion (or fineness) by which gold alloys are measured by?
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Troy (t)
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Gram (g)
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Karat (k)
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Carat (c)
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What is the colour of gold in its purest form?
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Bright, glowing orange colour
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Bright, glowing sun-yellow colour
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Bright, slightly greenish-yellow colour
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Bright, slightly reddish-yellow colour
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Which of the following chemicals readily dissolves gold at room temperature to form an amalgam?
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Bromine
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Chlorine
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Mercury
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Potassium
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What is chemical symbol for “gold”, as used throughout the world?
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Ag
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Au
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G
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Gd
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How much money, is one gram of 9k gold roughly worth today; in England (in UK pounds)?
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2 UKpounds
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4 UKpounds
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6 UKpounds
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8 UKpounds
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Was gold present in the original dust, from which the Solar System was formed; very many billions of years ago?
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Yes
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No
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Which of the following chemicals, does gold not react with, at any temperature (whether at extremely high boiling temperatures, or very low freezing temperatures)?
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Iodine
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Chlorine
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Oxygen
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Fluorine
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Question of
What is the Latin word for “gold”?
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Goldum
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Golda
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Aura
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Aurum
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Chemically, how reactive is gold as an element; when mixed with other chemical elements?
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Gold is one of the least reactive chemical elements in the world
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Gold is one of the most reactive chemical elements in the world
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Gold reacts with slightly more than half of other chemical elements
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Gold reacts with slightly fewer than half of other chemical elements
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What is chemical atomic number for gold?
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89
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79
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69
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59
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What reaction does Gold have with most chemical bases – such as: sodium hydroxide, or potassium hydroxide (whether in their aqueous, solid, or molten forms)?
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Gold is dissolved by most bases
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Gold is slightly corroded by most bases
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Gold is substantially corroded by most bases
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Gold is unaffected by most bases
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Nice quiz! ? THANK YOU VERY MUCGH
I got 10 out of 10 even though gold isn’t my cup of tea. LMBO!
7 out of 12 for gold? Hahaha…
6 out of 12 right!
6 out of 12 is a good/average score. Well done. Thanks for playing. ?
Thanks for playing ?
could be better
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I got 7/12 Lol.
7/12 is a good score. Well done Thanks for playing. ?
thank you.
got 8 out of 12 right!
8 out of 12 is a great score. Well done. Thanks for playing. ?
6 out of 12 🙂