Atomic Radii
Atomic Radius
Bohr Radius
Covalent Radius
Van der Waals
| Gold | |
| Electron Configuration | 2,8,18,32,18,1 |
| Electron Configuration | [Xe]] 4f14 5d10 6s1 |
| Electronegativity | 2,54 |
| Enthalpy of Fusion | 12.7 kJ mol-1 |
| Enthalpy of Vaporisation | 343.1 kJ mol-1 |
| Heat Capacity | 25.418 J mol-1 K-1 |
| Thermal Conductivity | 318 W m-1 K-1 |
| Thermal Expansion | 14.2 μm m-1 K-1 |
| Magnetic ordering | No data |
| Electrical resistivity | 22.14 Ω m |
| Speed of sound | 2030 m s-1 |
| Young's modulus | 78 GPa |
| Shear modulus | 2030 GPa |
| Bulk modulus | 220 GPa |
| Poisson ratio | 0.44 |
| Mohs hardness | 2.5 |
| Vickers hardness | 216 MPa |
| Brinell hardness | 2450 MPa |
| Atomic Radii |
|
| Atomic Radius
|
135 pm |
| Bohr Radius
|
174 pm |
| Covalent Radius
|
144 pm |
| Van der Waals
|
166 pm |
| Oxidation States |
|
| Main
|
Au+3 |
| Other
|
Au-1, Au0, Au+1, Au+2, Au+5, Au+7 |
Ionisation Energies (kJ mol-1)  |
|
| M - M+ |
890.1 |
| M+ - M2+ |
1980 |
| M2+ - M3+ |
2900 |
| M3+ - M4+ |
4200 |
| M4+ - M5+ |
5600 |
| M5+ - M6+ |
7000 |
| M6+ - M7+ |
9300 |
| M7+ - M8+ |
11000 |
| M8+ - M9+ |
12800 |
| M9+ - M10+ |
14800 |