Gold is classified as a precious metal. The combination of gold’s relative scarcity and its evident beauty has made it an intrinsically valuable commodity throughout the history of humanity. It is most probably the oldest precious metal known to man. Wars have been
Gold is classified as a precious metal. The combination of gold’s relative scarcity and its evident beauty has made it an intrinsically valuable commodity throughout the history of humanity. It is most probably the oldest precious metal known to man. Wars have been fought over it and countless numbers have died trying to gain it or protect it.
|Previous Element: Platinum
Next Element: Mercury
|Phase at Room Temp.||solid|
|Melting Point (K)||1337.63|
|Boiling Point (K)||3081|
|Heat of Fusion (kJ/mol)||12.678|
|Heat of Vaporization (kJ/mol)||343|
|Heat of Atomization (kJ/mol)||366|
|Thermal Conductivity (J/m sec K)||318|
|Electrical Conductivity (1/mohm cm)||446.4|
|Source||Gold bearing rock (misc)|
|Number of Isotopes||54 (1 natural)|
|Electron Affinity (kJ/mol)||222.752|
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