Since gold (AU) is the 79th element on the Periodic Table, it will always have 79 protons and electrons. There are 36 possible isotopes of gold so the electrons can fluctuate. If you happen to know the isotopic number, you can easily determine the number of electrons in your sample because these numbers are the same.
All gold isotopes have 79 protons. If the gold atom has no electric charge it also has 79 electrons.
An atom of helium has 2 electric charges, which are positive protons in the nucleus and negative electrons surrounding the nucleus.
79 protons - *79 positive charges*. However, they are balanced by 79 electrons, so the total net charge on most gold atoms is zero.
Basically, all matter is made up of positive and negative electric charges. In many cases, the positive and negative charges cancel one another, so that the object appears to be neutral on a large scale, to the outside - or it may be closely enough balanced so as to appear to be neutral. In other cases, there may be a net positive or a net negative charge. Please note that there are indeed particles, such as the photon, the neutrino, and the (as-yet hypothetical) graviton, that have no electric charge.
The atomic numbers of gold and tungsten are 79 and 74 respectively. So gold has more protons.
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Gold atoms have an estimate of 79 protons. Gold atoms have six energy levels and within the fourth energy level is where the most protons are included with 32 protons. There also 118 number of neutrons in the gold atom as well.
Au-197 has 79 protons, 79 electrons, and 118 neutrons. The atomic number of gold (Au) is 79, indicating the number of protons. The isotope Au-197 specifies the atomic mass, which is the sum of protons and neutrons. So, subtracting the atomic number from the atomic mass gives the number of neutrons.
The atomic number of gold (Au) is 79, therefore each gold atom contains 79 protons in its nucleus. The atomic number is the number of protons for each element.
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