What are some common compounds or molecules formed with the element gold?
It’s for a science project, and one of the requirements is:
Identify common compounds or molecules this element naturally forms
and my element is gold, and suggestions on common compounds or molecules? Please?
Gold is a noble metal and so is not very reactive.
Gold cyanide – Au(CN)2- – is commonly used in electroplating
Chloroauric acid, HAuCl4 – forms when Au dissolves in aqua regia.
The second reference has a wide range of compounds of gold.
Hope that is useful.
December 1st, 2009 at 10:45 pm
Gold is a noble metal and so is not very reactive.
Gold cyanide – Au(CN)2- – is commonly used in electroplating
Chloroauric acid, HAuCl4 – forms when Au dissolves in aqua regia.
The second reference has a wide range of compounds of gold.
Hope that is useful.
References :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold
http://www.webelements.com/webelements/elements/text/Au/comp.html