79Au196.966

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Transition metalsBlock dPeriod 6Group 11solid at 20 °C
Configuration :[Xe] 4f¹⁴ 5d¹⁰ 6s¹
Atomic mass :196.96657 u
English :Gold
Latin :Aurum
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Electron configuration

Full[Xe] 4f¹⁴ 5d¹⁰ 6s¹
Short[Xe] 4f¹⁴ 5d¹⁰ 6s¹
Valence electrons11
KLMNOPQ shells
K2
L8
M18
N32
O18
P1

Electronegativity

Pauling2.54
Allen
Mulliken (eV)

Atomic radii

Empirical135 pm
Calculated174 pm
Covalent136 pm
Van der Waals166 pm
Ionic radii (Shannon-Prewitt)
+1137 pm
+385 pm

Successive ionisation energies

I₁890.1 kJ/mol
I₂1980 kJ/mol
Electron affinity222.8 kJ/mol

Oxidation states

-3-2-10+1+2+3+5
Bold states = most common.
Period 6Block dIUPAC Group 11Family Transition metals
Sources : NIST Atomic Weights & Isotopic Compositions, IUPAC Recommendations, CODATA. Methodology