Gold
| Latin name | Aurum |
| English name | Gold |
| chemical symbol | Au |
| atomic number | 79 |
| relative atomic mass | 196,96654 |
| period | 6 |
| droup | I.B |
| classification | transition metals |
| discovery year | N/A |
| melting point [°C] | 1064,43 |
| boiling point [°C] | 2808 |
| density [g cm-3] | 19,32 |
| density at melting point [g cm-3] | 17,31 |
| electronegativity [Pauling] | 2,54 |
| oxidation states | -I, I, III, V |
| electron configuration | [Xe]4f14 5d10 6s1 |
| atomic radius [pm] | 174 |
| covalent radius [pm] | 144 |
| specific heat [J g-1K-1] | 0,128 |
| heat of fusion [kJ mol-1] | 12,55 |
| thermal conductivity [W m-1 K-1] | 320 |
| el. conductivity [S m-1] | 4,5.107 |
| 1. ionizing potential [eV] | 9,2257 |
| 2. ionizing potential [eV] | 20,521 |
| Mohs hardness | 2,5 |
| Vickers hardness [MPa] | 216 |
| Brinell hardness [MPa] | 2450 |
| shear modulus [GPa] | 27 |
| Young's modulus [GPa] | 78 |
| state at normal conditions | solid |
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platinum ← gold → mercury