Gold!
Electron Configuration
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General Properties
| Atomic Symbol | Au |
| Atomic Weight | 196.97 g/mol |
| Element Number | 79 |
| Standard State | Solid |
| Standard Type | Strongly Basic |
| Date of Discovery | -- |
| Discoverer | -- |
Physical Properties
| Oxidation States | 3, 1 |
| Boiling Point | 3130 K |
| Melting Point | 1337.58 K |
| Density | 19.3 g/cm³ |
| Electron Configuration | [Xe]4f14,5d10,6s1 |
| Acid/Base Properties | Amphoteric |
| Crystal Structure | Cubic, face centered |
| Electronegativity | 2.54 |
| Heat of Vaporization | 324.43 kJ/mol |
| Heat of Fusion | 12.36 kJ/mol |
| Electrical Conductivity | 48.8 10^6omg-¹cm-¹ |
| Thermal Conductivity | 317 Wm-¹K-¹ (at 300 K) |
| Specific Heat Capacity | 0.128 Jg-¹K-¹ (at 300 K) |
| First Ionization Potential | 9.225 |
| Atomic Volume | 10.20 cm³/mol |
| Atomic Radius | 1.46 Å |
| Covalent Radius | 1.34 Å |
| Synthetic | No |