name Nicole P.
status student
age 16
Question - What is the crystalline structure of gold?
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The following web sites give a lot of info on gold in general, and the
crystal structure in particular:
http://www.webelements.com/webelements/elements/text/Au/xtal-vr.html
http://www.gold.org/discover/sci_indu/properties/
The simple answer is the crystal structure is a face centered cube.
Vince Calder
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