Gold Facts

• The atomic number of gold is 79.

• The chemical symbol of gold is Au.

• The atomic weight of gold is 196,966569.

• The boiling point of gold is 1337,33 K or 2856 C or 5173 F.

• Approximately 170,000 tons of gold has been minded throughout history.

• More than half of all that gold has been mined in the last 50 years.

• Gold is measured in Troy ounces which is equal to 31,1034 grams (one ordinary once is equal to 28,3495 grams).

• About 2,500 tons of gold is mined every year.

• If all the gold in the world was put together it would form a cube which sides are about 20,5 meters long.

• If all the worlds gold was divided amongst all the people on earth we would all get about 24 grams each.

• 43% of all gold is used in jewellery, 10% in industry and 47% for investment.

• The USA has the biggest gold reserve in the world with about 8133 tons of gold.

• Gold is mined on over 90 countries.

• China is the world largest gold producer.

• Gold has been regarded as valuable by almost every culture on earth, no one knows why.

• The Latin word for gold is aurum which means glow of sunrise.

• The boiling point of gold is 1337,33 K or 2856 C or 5173 F.