Natural Science Atomic Physics

The element is called "aurum" in Latin and is abbreviated Au. What is the common name of element no. 79 in the periodic table?

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Gold

Explanation

Gold (in Latin aurum) is element number 79 in the periodic table and has the chemical symbol Au. Under standard temperature and pressure conditions, this transition and precious metal appears as a very heavy, extremely malleable yellow metal. Gold, along with electrum and silver, was used for the earliest coins from the 7th century BC.

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Question added 2008-04-09