General Information
| Symbol: | Au |
| Atomic Number: | 79 |
| Atomic Weight: (Atomic Mass, Molar Mass) | 196.966569 |
| Group: | 11 (copper family) |
| IB (Old IUPAC), IB (CAS) |
| Period: | 6 |
| Block: | d |
Physical Properties
| Density: | 19.3 g/cm3 |
| Atomic Volume: | 10.2 cm2/mole |
| Atomic Radius: | 1.46 angstroms |
| Covalent Radius: | pm |
| Radioactive: | No |
States
| Melting Point: | 1064.0 °C |
| Boiling Point: | 3080.0 °C |
| Heat Of Fusion: | 12.36 kJ/mole |
| Heat Of Vaporization: | 324.43 kJ/mole |
Energy
| Electronegativity: | 2.5 (Pauling Scale) |
| Electron Affinity: | -223 kJ/mol |
| 1st Ionization Energy: | 890 kJ/mol |
| Specific Heat Capacity: | 0.128 J g−1 K−1 |
| Thermal Conductivity: | 317.0 W·m−1·K−1 |
Electrons & Oxidation
| Oxidation States: | +3,1 |
| Electrons Per Shell: | 2 8 18 32 18 1 |
| Electron Configuration: | [Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s1 |
| 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d10 6s1 |
| 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d10 6s1 |
History
| Discovered In: | |
| Discovered By: | |
| Discovered At: | |
| Word Origin: | From the Anglo-Saxon word "gold" (the origin of the symbol Au is the Latin word "aurum" meaning "gold") |
Translations
| English | Gold |
| Deutsch | Gold |
| Lëtzebuergesch | Gold |
| Nederlands | Goud |
| Afrikaans | Goud |
| Frysk | Goud |
| Dansk | Guld |
| Svenska | Guld |
| Norsk | Gull |
| Íslenska | Gull |
| Føroysk | Gull |
| Latin | Aurum |
| Français | Or |
| Español | Oro |
| Catalana | Or |
| Occitana | Aur |
| Português | Ouro |
| Galego | Ouro |
| Italiano | Oro |
| Furlan | Aur |
| Român | Aur |
| Moldavian | Aur |
| Armãneashte | Amalãmã |
| Русский | Золото |
| Українска | Золото |
| by | Золата |
| Polska | Złoto |
| Kaszëbsczi | Złoto |
| Čech | Zlato |
| Slovenský | Zlato |
| Slovenščina | Zlato |
| Hrvatska | Zlato |
| Српски | Злато |
| Bosnian | Zlato |
| Македонски | Злато |
| Български | Злато |
| Lietuviškai | Auksas |
| Lao | Zelts |
| Sudovian | Ausas |
| Cymraeg | Aur |
| Gaeilge na hÉireann | Ór |
| Gàidhlig na h | Òr |
| Gaelg Vanninagh | Airh |
| Cornish | Owr |
| Brezhoneg | Aour |
| Ελληνική | Χρυσος |
| Shqip | Ar |
| Ossetian | Сызгъæрин |
| Euskera | Urrea |
| Georgian | ოქრო |
| Suomi | Kulta |
| Eesti | Kuld |
| Magyar | Arany |
| Türkçe | Altın |
| Kazakh | Алтын |
| Uzbek | Олтин |
| Tajik | Tillo |
| Mongolian | Алт, Алтан |
| 日本語 | 金 [kin] |
| 中国话 | 金 |
| ไทย | ทองคำ |
| Vietnamese | Vàng |
| Bahasa Melayu | Aurum, Emas |
| العربيه | ذهب |
| Il-Malti | Deheb |
| עברית | זהב |
| Esperanto | Oro |
Links
Misspellings: fold, vold, bold, hold, yold, told, gild, gkld, glld, gpld, g0ld, g9ld, gokd, gopd, good, gols, golx, golc, golf, golr, gole, old, gld, god, gol, ogld, glod, godl, ggold, goold, golld, goldd
