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    Which element is known as "King of Metals"?

    Question #114986. Asked by armindasantana. (May 30 10 9:33 AM)


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    		King of Metals
    Gold, which is not only the most valuable of metals, but also is without its peer in freedom from alloy. It is got without smelting; wherever it exists it is visible to the eye; and it consorts with little else than pure silver. Even with this precious alloy, the pure metal ranges from sixty to ninety-nine per cent.

    http://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/brewers/king-metals.html


    May 30 10, 9:57 AM

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