Gold

Gold is a soft, lustrous yellow metal. It is a 'd' block transition element in the periodic table. It belongs to period 6 and group IB. This note has brief introduction about gold and its properties.

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Gold is a soft, lustrous yellow metal. It is a 'd' block transition element in the periodic table. It belongs to period 6 and group IB. This note has brief introduction about gold and its properties.

Things to Remember

  • Gold is a soft, lustrous yellow metal. It is a 'd' block transition element in the periodic table. It belongs to period 6 and group IB.
  • The physical properties of gold are; it possesses a lustrous yellow color, good conductor of heat and electricity, less reactive metal melting point is 10630C and boiling point is 26100C.

 

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Q1:

In the figure given below O, is the centre of enlargement and the number in the bracket near it is the scale factor of enlargement.Find the image.

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Answer: <p>Soln:</p> <figure class="inline-left" style="width: 250px;"><img src="/uploads/1119.png" alt="." width="250" height="233"><figcaption><br></figcaption></figure><p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>Consttruction procedure:</p> <p>To enlarge the triangle ABC with centre at O and scale factor 2 i. e. join O and A and produce it upto A' where OA' = 2OA. Also join O and B and O and C. Then produce OB and OC upto B' and C' where OB' = 2OB and OC' = 2OC. Then, if we join A', B' and C' then the triangle A'B'C' is the image of triangle ABC under the enlargemant with centre O and scale factor 2.</p>

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In the figure given below O, is the centre of enlargement and the number in the bracket near it is the scale factor of enlargement.Find the image.

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Answer: <p>Soln:</p> <figure class="inline-left" style="width: 250px;"><img src="/uploads/qaz1.png" alt="." width="250" height="165"><figcaption><br></figcaption></figure><p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>Construction procedure:</p> <p>Here, at first B, C and D are joined with O and then OB, OC and OD are produced upto B', C' and D' such that OB' = 3OB, OC' = 3OC and OD' = 3OD. Now, B', C' and D' are joined so that the triangle A'B'C'D' is the image of triangle BCD under the enlargement with centre at O and scale factor 3.</p>

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In the figure given below O, is the centre of enlargement and the number in the bracket near it is the scale factor of enlargement.Find the image.

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Answer: <p>Soln:</p> <figure class="inline-left" style="width: 250px;"><img src="/uploads/qas1.png" alt="." width="250" height="146"><figcaption><br></figcaption></figure><p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>Construction procedure:</p> <p>Here, at first CO, DO and Eo are produced upto C', D' and E' respectively such that OC' =\(\frac{1}{2}\)OC, OD' =\(\frac{1}{2}\)OD and OE' =\(\frac{1}{2}\)OE.</p> <p>Then C", D', E' and O are joined so that the parallelogram OC'D'E' is the image of parallelogram OECD under the enlargement with centre at O and scale factor \(-\frac{1}{2}\)</p>

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In the figure given below O, is the centre of enlargement and the number in the bracket near it is the scale factor of enlargement.Find the image.

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Answer: <p>Soln:</p> <figure class="inline-left" style="width: 250px;"><img src="/uploads/1214.png" alt="." width="250" height="174"><figcaption><br></figcaption></figure><p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>Construction procedure:</p> <p>Here, OF, OG, OH, OI and OJ are produced upto F', G', H', I' and J' as in the figure so that OF' = \(1\frac{1}{2}\)OF, OG' =\(1\frac{1}{2}\)OG, OH' =\(1\frac{1}{2}\)OH, OI' =\(1\frac{1}{2}\) and OJ' =\(1\frac{1}{2}\)OJ. Then join O, F, G, I and J so that the hexagon OF'G'H'I'J' is the image of hexagon OFGHIJ under the enlargement with the centre at O and scale factor \(1\frac{1}{2}\).</p>

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In the figure given below O, is the centre of enlargement and the number in the bracket near it is the scale factor of enlargement.Find the image.

 

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Answer: <p>Soln:</p> <figure class="inline-left" style="width: 200px;"><img src="/uploads/258.png" alt="." width="200" height="186"><figcaption><br></figcaption></figure><p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>Construction procedure:</p> <p>Here, as in the figure, QO, RO and PO are produced upto Q', R' and P' respectively so that OQ' = 2OQ, OR' = 2OR and OP = 2OP'. Now O, Q', R' and P' are joined so that the figure OP'Q'R' is the image of the figure OPQR under the enlargement with centre at O and scale factor -2.</p>

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In the figure given below O, is the centre of enlargement and the number in the bracket near it is the scale factor of enlargement.Find the image.

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Answer: <p>Soln:</p> <figure class="inline-left" style="width: 200px;"><img src="/uploads/260.png" alt="." width="200" height="113"><figcaption><br></figcaption></figure><p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>Construction procedure:</p> <p>Here, at first points B, C, D, E and F are joined with O. Then the points A', B', C', E', F' and G' are marked on the line OA, OB, OC, OD, OE, OF and OG respectively where OA' =\(\frac{3}{4}\)OA, OB' =\(\frac{3}{4}\)OB, OC' =\(\frac{3}{4}\)OC, OD' =\(\frac{3}{4}\)OD, OE' =\(\frac{3}{4}\)OE, OF' =\(\frac{3}{4}\)OF and OG' =\(\frac{3}{4}\)OG. Then the points A', B', C' D', E', F' and G' are joined so that the shaded figure A'B'C'E'F'G'F'G' is the image of the given figure under [0,\(\frac{3}{4}\)].</p>

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In the figure O is the centre of enlargement and the number in the bracket near it is scale factor of enlargement. Find the image.

 

 

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Answer: <p>Soln:</p> <figure class="inline-left" style="width: 200px;"><img src="/uploads/263.png" alt="." width="200" height="113"><figcaption><br></figcaption></figure><p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>Construction procedure:</p> <p>Here, as in figure, points A, B, C, D and E are joined with O. Then points A', B', C', D' and E' are marked on the line OA, OB, OC, OD and OE respectively where OA' =\(\frac{1}{2}\)OA, OB' =\(\frac{1}{2}\)OB, OC' =\(\frac{1}{2}\)OC, OD' =\(\frac{1}{2}\)OD and OE' =\(\frac{1}{2}\)OE. Now, the points A', B', C', D' and E' are joined so that the pentagon A'B'C'D'E' is the image of the pentagon ABCDE under the enlargement with centre at O and scale factor\(\frac{1}{2}\).</p>

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In the picture given below, the object and its image are given. Find the centre and scale factor of enlargement for each of the diagram given below.

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Answer: <p>Soln:</p> <figure class="inline-left" style="width: 200px;"><img src="/uploads/265.png" alt="." width="200" height="127"><figcaption><br></figcaption></figure><p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>Procedure: Here lines joining AA', BB; and CC; intersect at the point O. So, by the actual measurement,</p> <p>OA = 4.2 cm</p> <p>OA' = 7.2 cm</p> <p>So, \(\frac{OA'}{OA}\) = \(\frac{7.2}{4.2}\) =\(\frac{12}{7}\) = 1.7</p> <p>&there4; Scale factor = 1. 7</p> <p>In symbol [0,\(\frac{12}{7}\)</p>

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In the picture given below, the object and its image are given. Find the centre and scale factor of enlargement for each of the diagram given below:

b.

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Answer: <p>Soln:</p> <figure class="inline-left" style="width: 200px;"><img src="/uploads/267.png" alt="." width="200" height="127"><figcaption><br></figcaption></figure><p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>Procudure: Here, the lines AA', BB', CC' and DD' intersect at the point O. So that O is the centre of enlargement. Also from actual measurement,</p> <p>OA' = 4 cm</p> <p>OA = 1.5 cm</p> <p>\(\frac{OA'}{OA}\) =\(\frac{4}{1.5}\) =\(\frac{8}{3}\)</p> <p>&there4; Scale factor =\(\frac{8}{3}\)</p> <p></p>

Q10:

Write down the coordinates and draw its image on a graph for each of the points given in question no.3 above with the following centres and scale factors of enlargement

If           p(x1,y1) and Q(x2,y2)

then,    \(\overrightarrow{PQ}\)= \(\begin{pmatrix} x_2-x_1 \\ y_2-y_1 \\ \end{pmatrix}\)

IF        \(\overrightarrow{PA}\)= \(\begin{pmatrix} a \\ b \\ \end{pmatrix}\), scale factor k and position vector of \(\overrightarrow{OP}\)=\(\begin{pmatrix} x \\ y \\ \end{pmatrix}\), then coordinates of A are A' (ka+x,kb+y)

(a) Centre (2,1) and scale factor 2.


Type: Long Difficulty: Easy

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Answer: <p>Soln: Here, let the centre be P (2,1) and scale factor k = 2 and A (2,0) be a point. so,</p> <p>&there4; \(\overrightarrow{PA}\)=\(\begin{pmatrix} 2&amp;-2 \\ o&amp;-1 \\ \end{pmatrix}\)= \(\begin{pmatrix} 0 \\ -1 \\ \end{pmatrix}\)</p> <p>&there4; A (2,0)&rarr; A' (2&times;0+2,2&times;-1+1)=A.(2,-1)</p> <p>Also, Relation of P (2,1) and B (3,5)</p> <p>\(\overrightarrow{PB}\)= \(\begin{pmatrix} 3&amp;-2 \\ 5&amp;-1 \\ \end{pmatrix}\)=\(\begin{pmatrix} 1 \\ 4 \\ \end{pmatrix}\)</p> <p>&there4; B (3,5)&rarr; B' (2&times;1+2,2&times;4+1) = B'(4,9)</p> <p>Relation of P (2,1) and C (4,-7) is</p> <p>\(\overrightarrow{PC}\)=\(\begin{pmatrix} 4&amp;-2 \\ -7&amp;-1 \\ \end{pmatrix}\)=\(\begin{pmatrix} 2 \\ -8 \\ \end{pmatrix}\)</p> <p>&there4; C= (4,-7)&rarr;C'(2&times;2+2,2&times;-8+1)=C'(6,-15)</p> <p>Relation of P (2,1) and D (-3,8) is</p> <p>\(\overrightarrow{PD}\)=\(\begin{pmatrix} -3&amp;-2 \\ 8&amp;-1 \\ \end{pmatrix}\)=\(\begin{pmatrix} -5 \\ 7 \\ \end{pmatrix}\)</p> <p>&there4; D(-3,8)&rarr;D'(2&times;-5+2,2&times;7+1)=D'(-8,15)</p> <p>Relation of P (2,1) and F (-5,-7) is</p> <p>\(\overrightarrow{PF}\)= \(\begin{pmatrix} -5 &amp;-2 \\ -7&amp;-8 \\ \end{pmatrix}\)=\(\begin{pmatrix} -7 \\ -8 \\ \end{pmatrix}\)</p> <p>&there4; F(-5,-7)&rarr;F'(2&times;-7+2,2&times;-8+1)=F'(-12,-15)</p> <p>Relation of P (2,1) and G (0,-11) is</p> <p>\(\overrightarrow{PG}\)= \(\begin{pmatrix} 0&amp;-2 \\ -11&amp;-1 \\ \end{pmatrix}\)=\(\begin{pmatrix}-2 \\ -1 \\ \end{pmatrix}\)</p> <p>&there4; G(0,-11)&rarr;G'(2&times;(-2)+2,2&times;(-12)+1)=G'(-2,-23)</p> <p>The graph of the given points and their images under the enlargement with centre at P(2,1) and scale factor 2 is given below:</p>

Q11:

What are the values of p and q when the point A(1,p) is enlarged with centre as the origin and scale factor 2 to form an image A'(q,8)?


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Answer: <p>Soln: Here given, image of point A(1,p) is A' (q,8) and centre of enlargement (o,o) and scale factor k=2</p> <p>We know that enlargement of P(x,y) under E[o,k] is P'(kx,ky)</p> <p>Sp, A (1,p)&rarr;A'(2.1)2p)=A'(2,2p)</p> <p>but, image of A is A'(q,8)</p> <p>So, (2,2P)=(q,8)</p> <p>or, 2=q amd 2p=8</p> <p>&there4; p=4 and q=2. Ans.</p>

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If points A(-2,1), B(-2,4), C(4,4) and D(4,-1) are the vertices of rectangle ABCD which is enlarged with centre as the origin and scale factor 2, then write down the co-ordinates od the image so formed and present it on graph.


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Answer: <p>Soln: Here, the enlargement of rectangle ABCD under centre at origin and scale factor2 that is [O,2] by using P(x,y)&rarr;P'(kx,ky) is as follow:</p> <p>A(-2,1)&rarr;A'(-2&times;2,1&times;2)=A'(-4,2)</p> <p>B(-2,4)&rarr;B'(-2&times;2,4&times;2)=B'(-4,8)</p> <p>C(4,4)&rarr;C'(4&times;2,4&times;2)-C'(8,8)</p> <p>D(4,1)&rarr;D'(4&times;2,1&times;2)=D'(8,2)</p> <p>Here, rectangle A'B'C'D' is the image of the rectangle under the enlargement [0,2], which is shown in the following graph paper.</p>

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In the figure given below O, is the centre of enlargement and the number in the bracket near it is the scale factor of enlargement.Find the image.


Type: Long Difficulty: Easy

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Answer: <p>Soln:</p> <p><strong>Construction procudure:</strong> Here as shown in the figure, R is joined with O, Here scale factor is 3, So the lines OP,OQ and OR are produced up to P', Q' and R' respectively so that OP'=3OP, OQ'=3OQ and OR' =3OR.Now, P',Q' and R', are joined so that the \(\triangle\) P',Q',R' of the images of \(\triangle\)PQR is prepared with centre at O and scale factor 3.</p> <p></p>

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The vertices of triangle ABC are A(2,4),B(-3,5) and C(-2,-3).Draw the image of the triangle ABC on the graph with the following enlargements.

E[0,2]


Type: Long Difficulty: Easy

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Answer: <p>Soln:</p> <p>Enlargement of \(\triangle\) ABC under E[0,2]:</p> <p>A(2,4)&rarr;A'(2&times;2,4&times;2)=A'(4,8) &there4;p(x,y)&rarr;P'(kx,ky)</p> <p>B(-3,5)&rarr;B'(-3&times;2,5&times;2)=B'(-6,10)</p> <p>C(-2,-3)&rarr;C'(-2&times;2,-3&times;2)=C'(-4,-6)</p> <p>\(\triangle\)A'B'C' is the image of \(\triangle\)ABC under E[0,2].Which is shown in the following graph.</p>

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The vertices of triangle ABC are A(2,4),B(-3,5) and C(-2,-3).Draw the image of the triangle ABC on the graph with the following enlargements.

E[0,-2]


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Answer: <p>Soln:</p> <p>Enlargement of \(\triangle\) ABC under E[0,-2]:</p> <p>A(2,4)&rarr;A'(2&times;-2,4&times;-2)=A'(-4,-8) &there4;p(x,y)&rarr;P'(kx,ky)</p> <p>B(-3,5)&rarr;B'(-3&times;-2,5&times;-2)=B'(6,-10)</p> <p>C(-2,-3)&rarr;C'(-2&times;-2,-3&times;-2)=C'(4,6)</p> <p>\(\triangle\)A'B'C' is the image of \(\triangle\)ABC under E[0,-2].Which is shown in the following graph.</p>

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Gold

Gold

Symbol: Au
Atomic No: 79
Atomic Weight: 197.2
Valency: 1 and 3
Electronic configuration: 1s2,2s2,2p6,3s2,3p6,3d10,4s2,4p6,4d10,4f14,5s2,5p6,5d10,6s1
Position in the periodic table: Gold is a soft, lustrous yellow metal. It is a 'd' block transition element in the periodic table. It belongs to period 6 and group IB.

Physical properties

  1. Gold possesses a lustrous yellow color.
  2. It has a melting point 1063°C and boiling point of 2610°C
  3. It is a heavy metal with specific gravity 19.3.
  4. It is a good conductor of heat and electricity.
  5. It is less reactive metal.

Chemical properties of gold

  1. Reaction with acid:

    Gold is a noble metal and has no action with water, air, alkalis and acids. But it dissolves in aqua regia (3:1 ratio of conc. HCl and conc. HNO3) to give gold chloride, nitrosyl chloride and water.

    2Au + 3HNO3 + 9HCl → 3NOCl + 6H2O + 2AuCl3

Uses of gold

  1. It is used for making jewelry, coins and medals.
  2. It is used for making gold leaf electroscope.
  3. It is used for making alloys.

Lesson

Metals

Subject

Science

Grade

Grade 10

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