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GOLD
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Atomic Symbol |
Au |
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Atomic Weight |
196.96654 |
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Atomic Number |
79 |
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Electron Configuration |
2-8-18-32-18-1 |
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Oxidation States |
+1, +3
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State of Matter |
Solid heavy metal- ductile |
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Boiling Point |
2966 °C |
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Melting Point |
1063 °C |
HISTORY,
BACKGROUND & USES:
Discovered in ancient times. It is dense, precious, and has a bright yellow color. It is
a good conductor of heat and electricity and is soft and very
malleable and ductile. It is the malleablist (if that's even a
word!) metal known to man. An ounce of it can be pounded in to
a sheet of 300 square feet. In thin sheets it transmits green
light. It is used in printed circuits and semiconductors.
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