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Periodic Table - Elements - Gold

Symbol Au
Atomic Number 79
Relative Atomic Mass
12C = 12.0000
196.96654
Atomic Radius
pm
144
First Ionisation Energy
kJ mol-1
890.0
Electronegativity 2.54
Density
kg m-3
19320 [293 K]
17280 [m.p.]
Molar Volume
cm3
10.19
Thermal Conductivity
W m-1 K-1
317 [300 K]
Melting Point
K
1337.58
Boiling Point
K
3080
Number of Isotopes 39
Ground State Electron
Configuration
[Xe]4f145d106s1
Term Symbol 2S1/2
Discovery Known to ancients
Name Derived From Anglo-Saxon gold; Latin aurum
Name in Other
Languages
 Croatian Zlato
 Danish guld
 Dutch goud
 Finnish kulta
 French or
 German Gold
 Italian oro
 Norwegian gull
 Portugueseouro
 Spanish oro
 Swedish guld
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