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Description: GOLD: atoms of gold (Au) in a metallic crystal. Rotating and glowing.nGold is a precious metal whose atoms are arranged in closely packed hexagonal layers. First and fourth layers are in line with each other. This gives what is known as a face centred cubic (FCC) pattern or cubic close packing (CCP). Gold is very unreactive.nGold has been used as a medium of exchange (currency) and for medals for hundreds of years (e.g. gold doubloons, gold sovereigns). It used to underpin currencies (gold stand
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