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What is Gold?



Periodic Table
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Symbol
Au 0

Group Number
11 7

Period Number
6 2

Block
d block 0

Element Family
Transition Metal 0

CAS Number
7440575 31

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m 0

Space Group Number
225.00 2

Facts
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Interesting Facts
  • It is found in copper ores and from the crust of the earth.
  • It is the most malleable and ductile metal.
  • Gold alloys are used in Dentistry as fillings, crowning, clips, etc. It is also used as an artificial limb joints.
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Sources
Earth's crust, Mining, Ores of metals 0

History
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Who Discovered
Unknown 0

Discovery
Before 6000 BCE 0

Abundance
0

Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-8 % 26

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 % 26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 % 52

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 % 50

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 % 21

Abundance In Humans
0.00 % 18

Uses
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Uses & Benefits
  • Gold metal is mainly used for Jewelry, bullion, coinage, etc.
  • It is used in the art, decoration, ornaments, etc. It is also used for electroplating process.
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Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry, Clothing Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry 0

Medical Uses
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry 0

Other Uses
Alloys, Bullion, Coinage, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues 0

Biological Properties
0

Toxicity
Non Toxic 0

Present in Human Body
Yes 0

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3 35

In Bone
0.02 p.p.m. 30

Physical
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Melting Point
1,064.43 °C 42

Boiling Point
2,807.00 °C 36

Appearance
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Physical State
Solid 0

Color
Gold 0

Luster
Metallic 0

Hardness
0

Mohs Hardness
2.50 14

Brinell Hardness
194.00 MPa 42

Vickers Hardness
216.00 MPa 31

Speed of Sound
2,030.00 m/s 44

Optical Properties
0

Refractive Index
Not Available 0

Reflectivity
95.00 % 2

Allotropes
No 0

α Allotropes
Not Available 0

β Allotropes
Not Available 0

γ Allotropes
Not Available 0

Chemical
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Chemical Formula
Au 0

Isotopes
0

Known Isotopes
36 3

Electronegativity
0

Pauling Electronegativity
2.54 1

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available 0

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.42 18

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.87 7

Allen Electronegativity
1.92 5

Electropositivity
0

Pauling Electropositivity
1.46 53

Ionization Energies
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1st Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol 8

2nd Energy Level
1,980.00 kJ/mol 12

3rd Energy Level
Not Available 0

4th Energy Level
Not Available 0

5th Energy Level
Not Available 0

6th Energy Level
Not Available 0

7th Energy level
Not Available 0

8th Energy Level
Not Available 0

9th Energy Level
Not Available 0

10th Energy Level
Not Available 0

11th Energy Level
Not Available 0

12th Energy Level
Not Available 0

13th Energy Level
Not Available 0

14th Energy Level
Not Available 0

15th Energy Level
Not Available 0

16th Energy Level
Not Available 0

17th Energy Level
Not Available 0

18th Energy Level
Not Available 0

19th Energy Level
Not Available 0

20th Energy Level
Not Available 0

21st Energy Level
Not Available 0

22nd Energy Level
Not Available 0

23rd Energy Level
Not Available 0

24th Energy Level
Not Available 0

25th Energy Level
Not Available 0

26th Energy Level
Not Available 0

27th Energy Level
Not Available 0

28th Energy Level
Not Available 0

29th Energy Level
Not Available 0

30th Energy Level
Not Available 0

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.45 g/amp-hr 21

Electron Work Function
5.10 eV 4

Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Ionization, Solubility 0

Atomic
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Atomic Number
79 37

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s1 0

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC) 0

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Gold.jpg#100 0

Atom
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Number of Protons
79 37

Number of Neutrons
118 23

Number of Electrons
79 37

Radius of an Atom
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Atomic Radius
151.00 pm 32

Covalent Radius
144.00 pm 40

Van der Waals Radius
166.00 pm 39

Atomic Weight
196.97 amu 33

Atomic Volume
10.20 cm3/mol 48

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
0

Previous Element
20 0

Next Element
8 0

Valence Electron Potential
43.40 (-eV) 41

Lattice Constant
407.82 pm 21

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2 0

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.61 4

Mechanical
0

Density
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Density At Room Temperature
19.30 g/cm3 15

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
17.31 g/cm3 6

Tensile Strength
120.00 MPa 15

Viscosity
Not Available 0

Vapor Pressure
0

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa) 23

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
67.00 (Pa) 4

Elasticity properties
0

Shear Modulus
27.00 GPa 27

Bulk Modulus
180.00 GPa 9

Young's Modulus
79.00 GPa 24

Poisson Ratio
0.40 4

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable 0

Magnetic
0

Magnetic Characteristics
0

Specific Gravity
19.32 8

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic 0

Permeability
Not Available 0

Susceptibility
Not Available 0

Electrical Properties
0

Electrical Property
Conductor 0

Resistivity
2.20 nΩ·m 53

Electrical Conductivity
0.45 106/cm Ω 3

Electron Affinity
222.80 kJ/mol 1

Thermal
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Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K) 39

Molar Heat Capacity
25.42 J/mol·K 40

Thermal Conductivity
318.00 W/m·K 3

Critical Temperature
Not Available 0

Thermal Expansion
14.20 µm/(m·K) 26

Enthalpy
0

Enthalpy of Vaporization
324.40 kJ/mol 27

Enthalpy of Fusion
12.55 kJ/mol 27

Enthalpy of Atomization
364.00 kJ/mol 25

Standard Molar Entropy
47.40 J/mol.K 32

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