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Appearance
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metallic yellow
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General properties
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Name, symbol, number
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gold, Au, 79
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Pronunciation
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Element category
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transition metal
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Group, period, block
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11, 6, d
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Standard atomic weight
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196.966569(4)
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Electron configuration
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[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s1
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Electrons per shell
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2, 8, 18, 32, 18, 1 (Image)
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Physical properties
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Phase
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solid
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Density (near r.t.)
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19.30 g·cm−3
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Liquid density at m.p.
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17.31 g·cm−3
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Melting point
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1337.33 K, 1064.18 °C, 1947.52 °F
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Boiling point
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3129 K, 2856 °C, 5173 °F
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Heat of fusion
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12.55 kJ·mol−1
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Heat of vaporization
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324 kJ·mol−1
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Molar heat capacity
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25.418 J·mol−1·K−1
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Vapor pressure
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P (Pa)
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1
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10
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100
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1 k
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10 k
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100 k
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at T (K)
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1646
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1814
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2021
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2281
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2620
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3078
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Atomic properties
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Oxidation states
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-1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (amphoteric oxide)
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Electronegativity
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2.54 (Pauling scale)
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Ionization energies
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1st: 890.1 kJ·mol−1
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2nd: 1980 kJ·mol−1
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Atomic radius
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144 pm
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Covalent radius
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136±6 pm
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Van der Waals radius
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166 pm
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Miscellanea
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Crystal structure
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Lattice face centered cubic
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Magnetic ordering
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diamagnetic
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Electrical resistivity
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(20 °C) 22.14 nΩ·m
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Thermal conductivity
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318 W·m−1·K−1
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Thermal expansion
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(25 °C) 14.2 µm·m−1·K−1
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Speed of sound (thin rod)
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(r.t.) 2030 m·s−1
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Tensile strength
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120 MPa
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Young's modulus
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79 GPa
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Shear modulus
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27 GPa
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Bulk modulus
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180 GPa
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Poisson ratio
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0.44
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Mohs hardness
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2.5
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Vickers hardness
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216 MPa
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Brinell hardness
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25 HB MPa
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CAS registry number
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7440-57-5
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Most stable isotopes
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Main article: Isotopes of gold
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· r
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References
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