Gold - ₇₉Au: crystal structures

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°

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Gold crystal structure image (ball and stick style) — Gold crystal structure image (ball and stick style).

Gold crystal structure image (space filling style) — Gold crystal structure image (space filling style).

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.