Au	Z =  79	◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊	Gold
			From the Anglo-Saxon "gold", meaning "to shine"
(AM) Atomic Mass	196.9665  amu	♦	Oxidation States	+1, +3
(BP) Boiling Point	3080  °C	♦	(MP) Melting Point	1064  °C
(ρ) Density	19.32  g/cm3	♦	Crystal Structure	Face Centered Cubic
( χ ) Electronegativity	2.4	♦	(AR) Atomic Radius	1.44  Å
Physical State	Solid	♦	(C) Heat Capacity	0.129  J/g °C
Electronic-Config	[Xe]  4f14  5d10  6s1	♦	(I1) First Ionization E	890.07  kJ/mol
(ΔHvap) Heat of Vaporization	324  kJ/mol	♦	(ΔHfus) Heat of Fusion	12.55  kJ/mol
Year of Discovery	Known to the Ancients	♦	Location of Discovery	n/a
(E°) Standard Potential	Au+⇔ Au (1.830 V),   Au3+⇔ Au (1.520 V)
Stable isotopes	197Au
Discovered/Synthesized by	Know to the Ancients
Natural Source	Found as the native metal and electrum (a gold-silver alloy)
Common Uses	Jewelry, coins, ultra-thin gold leaf, electric contacts
Other Info	Latin name: Aurum Widely used in Jewelry and electronics
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