Gold in mobile phones: Smartphone and gadget lovers are often excited to buy a new model or a phone with advanced features. Without a phone, someone’s life becomes like a void without water. After using the phone for one or two years, people buy a new mobile phone. After the arrival of a new smartphone, the old mobile phone is counted as trash but many people do not know one thing. There are some things included in the smartphone which can make one rich. Many things are included in the phone which have the highest price.
In fact, if we talk about the biggest smartphone iPhone, it contains almost a mixture of metals ranging from gold to platinum. These precious things in the phone will become more valuable with time. It is said that the iPhone contains approximately 0.34 grams of silver, 0.034 grams of gold, 15 grams of copper, 0.015 grams of platinum and 25 grams of aluminum. Apart from plastic, glass is also mixed in its structure.
It was also mentioned in a report that hardly 10 percent of the valuables in the phone are removed. Apart from this, about 34 kg gold, 350 kg silver, 16 tonnes copper, and 15 kg platinum can be extracted from 10 lakh phones.
It is said here that the process of extracting gold from old mobile phones is not easy. The amount of gold in the phone is very less, in such a situation many smartphones will be required to get more amount of gold. At the same time, gold cannot be removed easily even at home. Only a professional can do this work. Regarding this, experts say that many parts of the mobile are coated with gold.
Gold has the highest conductivity. Silver also has high conductivity, but it also gets oxidized. Due to this, despite being expensive, gold is used in these parts. Jewelery expert Jitendra Soni says that gold does not get scratched easily. Let us tell you that gold is used in the motherboard, chip and other parts of the mobile.
