Sunday, January 31, 2016

Chapter 13:Elements as Money

1. Name 3 other alloys besides brass and bronze
Steel, Red Bronze, and Argentan
2. What does the word "transmute" mean

3. What is the chemical formula for fool's gold?
The chemical formula is FeS2

4. Explain how europium helps stop counterfeiting.
Europium helps stop counterfeiting because it glows under certain light. People you made counterfeit bills are not able to produce an europium strip on the bills,making them distinguishable from the real ones. 

5. Why is it anachronistic that aluminum is still on top of the Washington Monument?
 
It is so because you can find it anywhere and its not so hard to find.

6. If gold or platinum were very easy to get, what would happen to their price? How is this related to the story or aluminum?
If gold or platinum were easy to get, their prices would go down dramatically. In the beginning, aluminum was a luxury item. Now you can find it in virtually any dollar store. 



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