Gold is a very unreactive element. It only bonds with strong chemicals. As Gold has a single outer S shell electron it should be reactive. Why isn't it?
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Jun 1, 2017
The electron configuration of gold is:
#[Xe] 4f^14 5d^10 6s^1#
Gold is also the go-to element when thinking about relativistic effects. Its
This high speed
Thus, the
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