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gold
Summary
gold is a chemical element[1]. gold ranks in the top 0.69% of chemical_element entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,675 views/month, #1 of 144).[2]
Key Facts
- gold's instance of is recorded as chemical element[3].
- gold's instance of is recorded as metallic material[4].
- gold's instance of is recorded as precious metal[5].
- gold's canonical SMILES is recorded as [Au][6].
- gold's element symbol is recorded as Au[7].
- gold's chemical formula is recorded as Au[8].
- gold is a type of noble metal[9].
- gold is a type of d-block[10].
- gold is part of period 6[11].
- gold is part of group 11[12].
- gold is part of transition metal[13].
- gold's Commons category is recorded as Gold[14].
- gold's color is recorded as gold[15].
- gold's Unicode character is recorded as 金[16].
- gold's crystal system is recorded as cubic crystal system[17].
- gold's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 6000 BC[18].
- gold's point group is recorded as cubic-hexoctahedral[19].
- gold's space group is recorded as space group Fm-3m[20].
- gold's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gold[21].
- gold's Commons gallery is recorded as Gold[22].
- gold's atomic number is recorded as {'amount': '+79'}[23].
- gold's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+2.5'}[24].
- gold's total produced is recorded as {'unit': 'Q191118', 'amount': '+3300'}[25].
- gold's electronegativity is recorded as {'amount': '+2.54'}[26].
- gold's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '-3'}[27].
Body
Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include chemical element[3], metallic material[4], and precious metal[5]. Recorded subclass of include noble metal[9] and d-block[10].
Use and Application
Part of include period 6[11], a period[28]; group 11[12], a group[29]; and transition metal[13].
Influence
Things named for gold include peridot[30], a mineral variety[31]; gold[32], a web color[33]; orpiment[34], a mineral species[35]; guilder[36]; chrysotile[37], a mineral species[38]; chrysocolla[39], a mineral species[40]; Nicaraguan córdoba[41], a currency[42], in Nicaragua[43]; and Jerusalem of Gold[44], a musical work/composition[45].
Why It Matters
gold ranks in the top 0.69% of chemical_element entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,675 views/month, #1 of 144).[2] gold has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] gold is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
Entities named for gold include peridot[30], a mineral variety[31]; gold[32], a web color[33]; orpiment[34], a mineral species[35]; guilder[36]; chrysotile[37], a mineral species[38]; and chrysocolla[39], a mineral species[40].