Hexagonally-symmetric self-assembled monolayers are easily formed by the bonding of thiols to surfaces comprising this element.
Reactions catalyzed by this element have intermediates that can be characterized along a carbene- carbocation [car-bo-CAT-eye-on] continuum. DNA coated by either Tungsten or this element is fired into plant cells to effect transformation in a "gene gun". Hexagonally-symmetric self-assembled monolayers are easily formed by the bonding of thiols to surfaces comprising this element. Citric acid is used to reduce this element from its +3 oxidation state in Turkevich's method for producing (*) ruby-red solutions of its nanoparticles. Large nuclear charge causes the 6s orbital of this metal to relativistically contract. Evidence against J. J. Thomson's plum-pudding model of the atom was provided in an experiment where alpha particles were fired at a thin foil made of this element. For 10 points, name this shiny yellow metal with symbol Au.
Reactions catalyzed by this element have intermediates that can be characterized along a carbene- carbocation [car-bo-CAT-eye-on] continuum.
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