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What element is gold?

transition metal

transition metal (an element contained within Group 3 to 12 of the periodic table)

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Metal

metallic element (is an element that readily loses electrons to form positive ions and has metallic bonds between metal atoms)

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What type of periodic element (a pure chemical substance consisting a single type of atom, distinguished by the number of protons in the atoms' nucleii) is gold, a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79?

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What is Gold?

What is Gold? Information and facts regarding the element Gold. Info about the element Gold includes the definition, classification, history, discovery, properties,use and ...

http://www.periodic-table.org.uk/element-gold.htm

It's Elemental - The Element Gold

The Element Gold - Basic Physical and Historical Information

http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele079.html

Gold - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Gold ( / ˈ ɡ oʊ l d /) is a chemical element with the symbol Au (from Latin: aurum "gold") and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold

Chemical Elements.com - Gold (Au)

Basic information, atomic structure, and table of isotopes.

http://www.chemicalelements.com/elements/au.html

WebElements Periodic Table of the Elements | Gold | Essential ...

This WebElements periodic table page contains Essential information for the element gold

http://www.webelements.com/gold/