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One gram of pure gold would contain lots of gold A. atoms. B. elements. C. molecules. D. compounds.

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The answer is A.) atoms! Gold itself is an element, which means that it is only made up of itself. 
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Answer: Option (A) is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

It is known that an element contains same type of atoms and it cannot be broken down into simpler substances.

For example, gold is an element which contains only atoms of gold.

A molecule is defined as the substance which contains same type of elements in fixed ratio by mass.

For example,
O_(2) is a molecule.

Whereas a compound is defined as the substance which contains different type of elements that are chemically combined together in a fixed ratio by mass.

For example,
CaCl_(2) is a compound.

Thus, we can conclude that one gram of pure gold would contain lots of gold atoms.

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