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>e) No other use - Gold is terrible for most other things Not true, Gold is one of the best conductors of electricity and is used in electronics and wiring.
by VT_Drew 11y ago
>e) No other use - Gold is terrible for most other things
Not true, Gold is one of the best conductors of electricity and is used in electronics and wiring.
- svs 11y agoYes, but not at the time gold rose to prominence as a currency. In those days people needed mostly swords and axes.
- Symmetry 11y agoRight. Gold has lots of practical uses and if it was valued according to them it would be worth at least as much as Bismuth at $25 per kg. But of course gold is $40,000 per kg.
- DanBC 11y agoGold's not a great conductor. It's used because unlike copper or silver it doesn't tarnish. And because it's shiny so it looks good in adverts.
- vox_mollis 11y agoThis. Also, you can durably plate other metals with gold only tens-to-hundreds of atoms thick, so actual mass usage is kept very very small for these applications.