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Chemical element · Atomic number 79
Gold (Au)
Transition metals · Period 6 · Solid
Element identity
- Atomic number (Z)
- 79
- Symbol
- Au
- Atomic weight / isotope mass number
- 196.966 570(4)
- Category
- Transition metals
- Physical state (reference)
- Solid
- Period
- 6
- Group (reference)
- 11
- Block
- d
Physical properties
- Appearance
- Metallic yellow
- Density
- 19.30 g·cm⁻³
- Melting point
- 1337.33 K / 1064.18 °C / 1947.52 °F
- Boiling point
- 3243 K / 2970 °C / 5378 °F
- Sublimation point
- Not available
Atomic and material properties
- Electron configuration
- [Xe] 4f¹⁴ 5d¹⁰ 6s¹
- Electrons per shell
- K2 L8 M18 N32 O18 P1
- Oxidation states
- 5, 3, 2, 1, −1, −2, −3
- Electronegativity (Pauling)
- 2.54
- Atomic radius
- 174 pm
- Covalent radius
- 136±6 pm
- Molar ionization energies
- 1st: 890.1 kJ·mol⁻¹ 2nd: 1980 kJ·mol⁻¹
- Thermal conductivity
- 318 W·m⁻¹·K⁻¹
- Molar heat capacity
- 25.418 J·mol⁻¹·K⁻¹
- Crystal structure
- Face centered cubic
- CAS number
- 7440-57-5
Property source: Wikipedia — Gold, adapted from the Nuclides App snapshot. Quoted conditions and qualifiers are retained.
Sources and interpretation
Snapshot exported 24 October 2026 from the element assets used by Nuclides. Properties are a reference compilation, not a new evaluation. Missing values are shown as “Not available”. Density and phase depend on temperature, pressure and allotrope; retained conditions are part of the quoted property.
Atomic weight is dimensionless. Parentheses give uncertainty in the last quoted digits. A single integer in square brackets is an isotope mass number, not a standard atomic weight. The snapshot can differ from current evaluations; consult CIAAW standard atomic weights and the IUPAC periodic table for current values and conventions.
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