79Au

Gold

Transition Metal

Gold (Au) is element 79, a transition metal, in period 6 and group 11 of the periodic table. Its standard atomic weight is 196.967, it melts at 1064.18 °C and boils at 2856 °C. It has been known since antiquity.

Atomic Number79

SymbolAu

NameGold

Atomic Weight196.967 u

CategoryTransition Metal

Period6

Group11

Melting Point1064.18 °C

Boiling Point2856 °C

Density19.282 g/cm³

Electron Config[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s1

Discovered ByKnown since antiquity

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