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gold.
chemical element with symbol Au and atomic number 79; a dense, malleable, and corrosion-resistant precious metal widely used as currency, in jewelry, electronics, and as a financial reserve asset
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Gold is a chemical element; its chemical symbol is Au and atomic number 79. In its pure form, it is a bright-metallic-yellow, dense, soft, malleable, and ductile metal. Chemically, gold is a transition metal, a group 11 element, and one of the noble metals. It is one of the least reactive chemical elements, being the second lowest in the reactivity series, with only platinum ranked as less reactive. Gold is solid under standard conditions.
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