Gold

Gold: crystal structure

Here is some information about the crystal structure of gold.

• Space group: Fm-3m (Space group number: 225)
• Structure: ccp (cubic close-packed)
• Cell parameters:
  • a: 407.82 pm
  • b: 407.82 pm
  • c: 407.82 pm
  • α: 90.000°
  • β: 90.000°
  • γ: 90.000°

You may view the structure of gold:

• interactively (Jmol) or
• non-interactively

The closest Au-Au separation is 288.4 pm implying a gold metallic radius of 144.2 pm

References

A. Maeland and T. B. Flanagan, Can. J. Phys., 1964, 42, 2364.

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