Gold is one of the most sought-after precious metals in the world. For centuries, gold miners have risked their lives searching for even the smallest pebble-sized nuggets. Its unique properties, including malleability and conductivity, have made it a desirable metal to have in many industries despite its rarity. It's also popular with metals investors.

What is the Density of Gold?

Gold's density is 19.32g/cm3. The density of gold is a key factor that allows miners to find it in rivers. That makes it much denser than other metals like silver, iron, and copper.

Its density is only slightly higher than that of tungsten, at 19.25g/cm3. That's why tungsten is often used to make counterfeit gold items, including bars. Counterfeiters will take a bar of tungsten, which is not considered a precious metal (or even an expensive one) and coat it with gold.

Gold is one of the densest elements in the periodic table. To put its density into perspective, the densest element, osmium, has a density of around 22.5g/cm3. There are metals denser than gold, but none as coveted.



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