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[|Au] [|gold]
 * Boiling point is 2856 °C.
 * Melting point is 1064.18 °C.
 * Density of 19.3 g cm -3
 * Protons 79, Neutrons 197, electrons 79.
 * Atomic mass 196.966569
 * Atomic number 79.
 * 2.8.18.32.18.1, 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6 5s2 4d10 5p6 6s2 4f14 5d9
 * 1 valence electron
 * [|John A. Sutter], january 1848, in caloma building a saw-mill
 * Gold is found as free elements in nature and associates with pyrite, quartz, and other minerals. It is mined out of the ground.
 * Gold is a soft malleable and ductile metal. It is also very heavy, one gram of gold can be hammered out into a thin sheet of gold.
 * The primary compound in gold is the native metal and electrum also important ore minerals such as calaverite, sylvanite, and petzite.
 * Gold is stable in air however gold does dissolve in aqueous cyanide solutions. Also gold will dissolve in aqua regia, a mixture of hydrochloric acid, and concentrate nitric acid, in a 3 to 1 mixture.
 * Gold is used in jewelry such as ring, necklaces, and earings. It is also used in very very small amounts in cell phones, and electronics.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times Roman','serif';">Gold costs around 33 dollars per ounce.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times Roman','serif';">golds bohr model
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Gold is used in cell phones.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Gold is in very abundance in Alaska.

1993-2011 [|Mark Winter]- [|http://www.webelements.com/gold/] February 2012- []