- #1
skepticwulf
- 74
- 1
Au is on the same group like Cu and Ag, they're all good conductors of heat and electricity due to their outer s orbit single electron: 4s1, 5s1 and 6s1 respectively. Cu and Ag often give up this last electron in chemical reactions to become +1 ions and they are active chemicals.
Yet Au, albeit has similar atomic structure and similar s orbit outer electron, does not tend to do well in chemistry. How's that?
Yet Au, albeit has similar atomic structure and similar s orbit outer electron, does not tend to do well in chemistry. How's that?