Atomic Number: 79

Name: Gold

Original name: Aurum

Atomic symbol: Au

Atomic Weight: 196.967

Electron configuration: 1s²2s²2p⁶3s²3p⁶3d¹⁰4s²4p⁶4d¹⁰5s²5p⁶4f¹⁴5d¹⁰6s¹

Ionization energies: 890 kJ/mol

Pauling electronegativity: 2.4

Melting Point: 1064^oC

Boiling Point: 3080^oC

Ionic radius: 1.37 angstroms (+1); 0.85 angstroms (+3)