7 Hard-to-Believe Gold Facts
Many of us learn an affinity for gold early in our lives. A teacher affixing a glittering gold star to a worksheet will brighten any student's day. And most of us only love it more as we grow older. Whether your knowledge of gold is superficial or not, there are plenty of interesting things to learn about it.
Most people will recognize glass as the one of the most valuable components in a smartphone. The elation of winning a game from a recently downloaded app will quickly fade if a crack is spotted on the phone's display. Open the phone up, however, and you'll find that there's gold helping to keep those apps running. Due to its high resistance to corrosion and its ability to conduct electricity, gold is a valuable component in most smartphones. The amount, though, is not enough to trade your phone in when gold prices shoot higher -- there's about one ounce of gold per 1,000 smartphones.
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