01 About Gold
So unreactive it's found as native metal. All the gold ever mined in history would fit in roughly 3.5 Olympic swimming pools. Relativistic effects make it yellow (not silver).
02 Physical Properties
State at room temperature๐ชจ Solid
Melting point1064.2 ยฐC
Boiling point2856 ยฐC
Density19.3 g/cmยณ
Atomic mass196.967 u
Electron configuration2,8,18,32,18,1
Period / GroupPeriod 6, Group 11
BlockD-block
03 Discovery
Gold has been known since ancient times - its discoverer is recorded as "Ancient".