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Gold

7440-57-5Au196.967 g/mol
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Gold is indexed in ChEBI under CHEBI:29287, with the reported formula Au. Use the source record and structural identifiers below to confirm the material you need. — ChEBI

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Identity & molecular properties

Source-linked values
CAS number7440-57-5ChEBI ↗
Molecular formulaAuChEBI ↗
Molar mass196.967 g/molChEBI ↗
Monoisotopic mass196.96657 DaChEBI ↗
Formal charge0ChEBI ↗
ChEBI identifierCHEBI:29287ChEBI ↗

Cross-source molecular data

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Molar mass196.96657 g/molPubChem ↗
Exact mass196.966570 DaPubChem ↗

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Names & structural identifiers

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gold atom
gold
PCHJSUWPFVWCPO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
[Au]
InChI=1S/Au

Names & synonyms

gold

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Classification & relationships

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Equivalent amount
0.00507699 mol

Uses 196.967 g/mol from ChEBI. Assumes the substance described by this record; no purity or concentration correction is applied.

Elemental composition

Theoretical mass fractions
Au
Gold · 1 atom
100.00%

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Sources & record history

Checked 27 Sep 2026
EMBL-EBI ChEBI · CHEBI:29287

Release 255, 9 September 2026. ChEBI three-star (manually annotated) source entry. View original record ↗ · CC BY 4.0

NCBI PubChem · CID 23985 · retrieved 2026-09-27

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