Catalog Number
ACM7440575-120
Product Name
Gold nanopowder
Description
Resistivity: 2.05 μΩ-cm, 0°C. Gold colloid nanoparticles intercalated within a polymer matrix lower the effective conjugation length of the polymer, resulting in a blue shift in the adsorption
InChI Key
PCHJSUWPFVWCPO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Boiling Point
2808 °C (lit.)
Melting Point
1063 °C (lit.)
Density
19.3 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
Solubility
Insoluble in water
Appearance
nanopowder, <100 nm particle size
Application
Gold nanopowder serves a variety of critical functions across different sectors, thanks to its remarkable properties. In industry, it's valued for its excellent electrical and thermal conductivity, making it an ideal material for electronic components, plating other metals, and as an alloying agent. Its utility isn't limited to industrial applications; gold nanopowder also plays a significant role in the medical field. Its use extends to providing radio opacity in some medical devices, and gold compounds have been applied in the treatment of conditions such as certain cancers, rheumatoid arthritis, and discoid lupus. The chemical stability and biological inertness of gold in its elemental form render it a safe component for these advanced medical applications. In addition, gold's cultural significance and historical use in currency highlight its enduring value, not only as a metal of trade but also in the broader scope of human development. Overall, gold nanopowder combines the traditional prestige of gold with cutting-edge applications, bridging past and future technological and medicinal uses.
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count
1
EC Number
231-165-9;231-165-9
Hazard Statements
H314 H351
Heat of Vaporization
324 kJ/mol
MeSH Entry Terms
Colloid, Gold;Colloidal Gold;Gold Colloid;Gold, Colloidal
Monoisotopic Mass
196.96657g/mol
Other Experimental
/Gold/ reacts with aqua regia, with mixture containing chlorides, bromides, or iodides if they can generate nascent halogens, with many oxidizing mixture especially those containing halogens. Also with alkali cyanides, solution of thiocyanates and double cyanides.;VP: 1 Pa @ 1373 °C; 10 Pa @ 1541 °C; 100 Pa at 1748 °C; 1 kPa @ 2008 °C; 10 kPa @ 2347 °C; 100 kPa @ 2805 °C;Hardness (Mohs') 2.5-3.0; (Brinell's) 18.5; one natural isotope: 197; artificial isotopes (mass number): 177-179, 181, 183, 185-196, 198-203; Atomic number 79; Valences 1 and 3;Extremely inactive; not attacked by acids or oxygen; superficially attacked by aqueous halogens at room temperature; Reacts with aqua regia, with mixtures containing chlorides, bromides, and iodides, if they can generate nascent halogens, with many oxidizing mixtures, especially those containing halogens, also with alkali cyanides, solutions of thiocyanates and double cyanides.;Excellent reflector of infrared and heat; electrical resistivity: 2.06 microohm-cm @ 0 °C; extremely high light reflectivity;Standard enthalpy of formation: 366.1 kJ/mol (gas);Enthalpy of fusion: 12.55 kJ/mol;Does not corrode in air, but is tarnished by sulfur; chemically non-reactive; attacked by chlorine and cyanide solutions in the presence of oxygen.;GOOD CONDUCTOR OF HEAT AND ELECTRICITY;Very stable and nonreactive, does not burn or oxidize in air; reacts with various oxidizing agents at ambient temperatures provided a good ligand in present to lower the redox potential below that of water; not attacked by most acids under ordinary conditions; stable in basic media; reacts with halogens, particularly in the presence of moisture, and at low (<200 °C) temperatures.;IT FORMS ALLOYS WITH A NUMBER OF METALS INCLUDING SILVER, COPPER, PLATINUM, PALLADIUM, MANGANESE, ZINC & MAGNESIUM
Precautionary Statements
P280 P305+P351+P338 P310
Stability
Extremely inactive; not attacked by acids, air or oxygen. Superficially attacked by aq halogens at room temp.;Does not corrode in air, but is tarnished by sulfur;...Stable in basic media.