Gold is a chemical element; its chemical symbol is Au and atomic number 79. In its pure form, it is a bright-metallic-yellow, dense, soft, malleable, and ductile metal. Chemically, gold is a transitio
A 5 mm (0.20 in) gold nugget (dot in front of frame) can be hammered into a gold foil of about 0.5 m2 (5.4 sq ft) in area.
Gold bars, also called ingots or bullion
Gold(III) chloride solution in water
Platinum is a chemical element; it has symbol Pt and atomic number 78. It is a dense, malleable, ductile, highly unreactive, precious, silverish-white transition metal. Its name originates from Spanis
Platinum being dissolved in hot aqua regia
A native platinum nugget, Kondyor mine, Khabarovsk Krai
Platinum-palladium ore, Stillwater mine, Beartooth Mountains, Montana, US