
Compounds of gold
Appearance Due to its relative inertness, gold is often found in nature in an unbound form. It usually occurs as a trace element in minerals, but sometimes also in the form of nuggets (nuggets), and sometimes in the form of

Compounds of gold
Compounds of gold Gold usually forms compounds with an oxidation number of +1 or +3. However, there are also a small number of compounds in which it itself acts as an oxidizer and assumes the oxidation number -1, the aurides.