| Identification | |
| Name: | gold |
| Synonyms: | GOLD;Colloidal gold;Gold flake;Gold leaf;Burnish gold;Gold powder;Gold, colloidal;Gold, elemental;Shell Gold;Pigment metal 3;Magnesium gold purple;CI Pigment metal 3;(193au)gold;(194au)gold;(199au)gold;Gold-197;C.I. Pigment Metal 3;Gold solution;Gold colloid;HSDB 2125;EINECS 231-165-9;CI 77480;C.I. 77480;7440-57-5;AU;COLLOIDAL GOLD PARTICLES;14552-81-9;Gold coated mica;or;auride(1-);Gold, ion(2 );79Au;AC1L2N4P;G1402_ALDRICH;G1527_ALDRICH;G1652_ALDRICH;Gold coated glass cover slip;Gold(III) chloride solution;Au(-);Au(0);G1402_SIGMA;G1527_SIGMA;G1652_SIGMA;UNII-79Y1949PYO;207160_ALDRICH;255734_ALDRICH;265772_ALDRICH;265780_ALDRICH;265799_ALDRICH;265802_ALDRICH;265810_ALDRICH;265829_ALDRICH;265837_ALDRICH;268461_ALDRICH;289779_ALDRICH;310980_ALDRICH;326496_ALDRICH;326518_ALDRICH;326526_ALDRICH;326534_ALDRICH;326542_ALDRICH;326585_ALDRICH;326593_ALDRICH;349240_ALDRICH;349259_ALDRICH;349267_ALDRICH;349275_ALDRICH;349283_ALDRICH;349291_ALDRICH;349305_ALDRICH;349313_ALDRICH;373168_ALDRICH;373176_ALDRICH;373184_ALDRICH;636347_ALDRICH;643254_ALDRICH;643270_ALDRICH;02681_FLUKA;50755_FLUKA;50755_SIGMA;CHEBI:29287;CHEBI:30030;CHEBI:30050;KST-1A1350;KST-1A1463;KST-1A1812;AR-1A0701;AR-1A0702;AR-1A0703;GOLD, 99.999%;Gold atomic absorption standard solution;LS-73036;I14-19619;Gold atomic spectroscopy standard concentrate 1.00 g Au;15456-07-2;33019-35-1;59597-42-1;Au2;Aun |
| CAS: | 59597-42-1 |
| Molecular Formula: | Au |
| Molecular Weight: | 196.96655 |
| InChI: | InChI=1S/Au |
| Molecular Structure: |  |
| Properties | |
| Melting Point: | 1064.76 deg C |
| Boiling Point: | 2700 deg C |
| Solubility: | INSOL IN WATER, ACID; SOL IN POTASSIUM CYANIDE, HOT SULFURIC ACID Soluble in aqua regia, insoluble in acids Dissolves readily in 3:1 hydrochloric-nitric acid to form HAuCl4; dissolves in cyanide solutions in the presence of air or hydrogen peroxide to form Au(CN)2 |
| Color: | Soft, yellow metal Cubic, yellow, ductile, metallic crystals; forms red, blue, or violet colloidal suspensions. Yellow, ductile metal, relatively soft Yellow, soft metal, face-centered cubic structure Malleable, lustrous, yellow metal When prepared by volatilization or precipitation methods, deep violet, purple, or ruby powder |
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