Gold
also called pure gold, elemental gold
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Gold is an exceptionally dense precious metal that packs more than ten pounds into a single standard measuring cup.
Pure gold has a density of about 0.70 pounds per cubic inch (19.3 grams per milliliter), making it over nineteen times heavier than an equal volume of water. Because its mass is so concentrated, a standard 400-troy-ounce bullion bar is roughly the size of a common clay brick but weighs around 27.4 pounds (12.4 kilograms). This makes gold nearly two and a half times denser than iron and more than seven times denser than aluminum.
From Wikipedia
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.
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- How much does a cup of gold weigh?
- One US cup of pure gold weighs about 10.07 pounds (4,566 grams). This means a cup-sized amount of gold weighs as much as an average ten-pound bowling ball.
One cup weighs
10.1 lb (4.57 kg)
- One tablespoon
- 10.1 oz (285 g)
- One teaspoon
- 3.36 oz (95.1 g)
- Density
- 19.3 g/mL
Quick answer
One US cup of pure gold weighs about 10.07 pounds (4,566 grams). This means a cup-sized amount of gold weighs as much as an average ten-pound bowling ball.
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