Gold plated headphone jacks

[Sanjay parsi]

Could anyone tell why the headphone jacks are gold plated??

 

[nayan deka]

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[heatnix91]

because gold is the best electricity conductive metal

 

[n76]

because gold is the best electricity conductive metal

No positive about it being the best, but it is very good. More to the point, gold doesn't oxidize like copper or other metals typically used for conductors.