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The most basic particle possible, one that cannot be reduced or decomposed further

A naturally occurring alloy metal containing gold and silver

To cover an object with a metal using electrolysis

One of the particles of an atom. Electrons surround the positively charged nucleus of an atom and determine its chemical properties

Used to describe magnetism created when electrical current is passed through a coiled conductor developing a negative and positive magnetic field at each pole

A substance capable of conducting or releasing ions

The process of running an electric current through an aqueous solution, to cause metals in a solution to redeposit onto a cathode

A conductor (as a metallic substance or carbon) used to establish electrical contact with a nonmetallic portion of a circuit (as in an electrolytic cell, a storage battery, an electron tube, or an arc lamp)

The property of gaseous matter that allows it to pass through porous bodies

Applications of geology being used profitably by human