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    1 year ago

    Gold is a worse conductor than copper. The benefit is just protection from corrosion.

    (Copper conductivity is 6 * 10^7 S/m, gold is 4*10^7 S/m. Silver is 6.3 * 10^7, but very prone to corrosion).