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What is the molecular formula of gold?

Answer 1

Since gold is a metallic structure and does not form molecules as an element, this question is not really meaningful. Molecular formulae apply to substances which have simple molecular structures.

If you wanted to represent gold in any balanced chemical equation, you would write Au, which is the element symbol. The formula unit is the closest you could use.

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Answer 2

Axel Alvarado

Au is the molecular formula for gold.

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.