• Latin name:
  Aurum
• English name:
  Gold
• Year discovered:
  6000 BC
• Discovered by:
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• Country of Discovery:
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• Cost per 100 grams:
  6279 USD
• CAS Number:
  CAS7440-57-5
• Electron shell:
  K2-L8-M18-N32-O18-P1-Q0-R0

Gold is a chemical element with symbol Au and atomic number 79. In its purest form, it is a bright, slightly reddish yellow, dense, soft, malleable and ductile metal. Chemically, gold is a transition metal and a group 11 element.

• Atomic number:
  79
• Atomic weight (Relative atomic mass):
  196.966570051362 (g/mol)
• Density:
  19.32 (g/cm³)
• Melting point:
  1064.18°C = 1947.52°F = 1337.33K
• Boiling point:
  2970.0°C = 5378.00°F = 3243.15K
• Valence electrons:
  1, 3, 2
• Period:
  6
• Group:
  
• Block:
  d - block
• Emission spectrum:
  

• Phase:
  Solid

  
• Fusion heat:
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• Specific heat:
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• Thermal expansion:
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• Vaporization heat:
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• Electron configuration:
  [Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s1 = 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 4f14 5s2 5p6 5d10 6s1
Oxidation states:

• -
• -1
• -
• -
• -
• -
• +1
• +2
• +3
• -
• +5
• -
• -
• -
• -
• Ion charge:
  Au^{1+, 3+}
• The ionization potential of an atom:
  9.226 (eV)
• Atomic radius:
  174 (pm)
• Covalent radius:
  130 (pm)
• Van der Waals radius:
  166 (pm)

• Electrical conductivity:
  45167118.33785 (S/m)
• Electrical type:
  Conductor
• Magnetic type:
  Diamagnetism
• Volume magnetic susceptibility:
  -3.44 ⋅ 10^-5
• Mass magnetic susceptibility:
  -1.78 ⋅ 10^-9
• Molar magnetic susceptibility:
  -3.51 ⋅ 10^-10 (m³/mol)
• Resistivity:
  2.214 ⋅ 10^-8 (Ω · m)
• Superconducting point:
  ----

• Debye temperature:
  -103.15°C = -153.67°F = 170K

• Colour:
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• CAS Number:
  CAS7440-57-5
• CID Number:
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• RTEC Number:
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• Brinell hardness:
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• Mohs hardness:
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• Vickers hardness:
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• Bulk modulus:
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• Young's modulus:
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• Liquid density:
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• Molar volume:
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• Poisson's ratio:
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• Shear modulus:
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• Refractive index:
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• Thermal conductivity:
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• Electronegativity:
  2.54
• Valence electrons:
  1, 3, 2
• Electron affinity:
  222.747 kJ/mole

• Radioactive:
  No
• Half life:
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• Lifetime:
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• Neutron cross section, barn:
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• Universe contains "Gold" at the rate of
  ----
• Sun contains "Gold" at the rate of
  1 ⋅ 10^-5%
• Oceans contain "Gold" at the rate of
  5.0 ⋅ 10^-7%
• Human body contains "Gold" at the rate of
  2.8536407 ⋅ 10^-7%
• The Earth's crust consists of "Gold" at the rate of
  4.0 ⋅ 10^-7%
• Meteorites consist of "Gold" at the rate of
  1.7 ⋅ 10^-5%