Is gold an ionic or covalent or metallic?

Answer 1

No, Gold as a pure element uses 'metalic bonding'. This basically means that, as gold is a metal, it has free electrons. These electrons can leave the nucleus (making it posative) and create a sea of delocalised (free) electrons around the nuclei. The plus charge from the gold nucleus attracts the negative charge of the electrons creatring strong bonds which hold the metal together in a regular layered strucure. The free electrons also give gold (and any metal) specif characteristics, such as being able to conduct heat and electricity very well. Hope this helps,

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Answer 2

The qualities of things with metallic bonding are conductivity, malleability, they are shiny, they are ductile. All metals have metallic bonding .

Ionic bonding is characterized by incredibly high melting points, brittle crystals at room temperature, and they occur between electrons with relatively high difference in electronegativity.

Covalent bonding is everything else--between stuff with relatively little difference in electronegativity.

Answer 3

The answer can be found in crystal field and ligand field theory. The gold-chlorine bond is a coordinate covalent bond, where the electron density is shared but the electrons that are shared both come from the same atom. In this case, the chlorine, which donates its electrons through the mostly filled p orbitals. This is called pi bonding.

Answer 4

Gold has too many valence electrons to form ionic bonds. It can form covalent bonds with certain elements/molecules. As gold is a metal, it can form metallic bonds with other metals.

Answer 5

In general, gold does not bond with other elements. Gold is called a noble metal because it is largely resistant to bonding with other elements.

Answer 6

Neither. Gold on its own is a metal, and is held together by metallic bonds.

Answer 7

Gold is a metal and hence has metallic bond.

Answer 8

yes a metallic bond

Answer 9

It has a covalent bond.