| Gold | |
| Elemental State | Au |
| Electron Configuration | 1s22s22p63s23p63d104s24p64d104f145s25p66s15d10 |
| First Ionization Potential | 9.226 eV |
| Electron Affinity | 2.309 eV |
| Z* | |
| Pauling Electronegativity | 2.4 |
| Covalent Radius | 1.43 Å |
| Metallic Radius | 1.44 Å |
| Ionic Radius | 1.51 Å Au+ coordination number
= 6
0.82 Å Au3+ coordination number = 4, square planar 0.99 Å Au3+ coordination number = 6 |
| van der Waal's Radius | 1.66 Å |
| Melting Point | 1064 oC |
| Boiling Point | 2856 oC |
| Density | 19.3 g/cm3 |
| Other Properties | |