2007-11-01 19:44:12 · 4 answers · asked by chillywi11y 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Gold is only slightly heavier than lead, not twice as heavy.
Lead has a greater atomic weight, but gold is denser and thus a cube of gold is heavier than a cube of lead the same size.
Gold has an atomic weight of 197 and a density of 19.3
Lead has an atomic weight of 207 and a density of 11.3
2007-11-01 20:09:07 · answer #1 · answered by Gray Wanderer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but a piece of gold is heavier than the same size piece of lead.
Gold & lead are quite close to each other on the Periodic Table, however, gold with a density of 19.3 g/cm^3 & lead with a density of about 11.34 g/cm^3
2007-11-02 03:00:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, lead is heavier than gold
2007-11-02 02:51:22 · answer #3 · answered by Ynot 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes, and twice as expensive !
2007-11-02 02:51:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋