Create your own at Storyboard That James W. Marshall spots something shiny in a river in Sutter Creek, California in 1848. What's that shiny yellow object? James wades in and picks up the object He immediately advised the town leaders. But, the "news" was just too big, and in no time it leaked out. This discovery started the gold rush of 1849 At some point in time scientists discovered the elemental qualities of gold (we had unsefficient information in this catergory) Those qualities consist of: The symbol is Au,It had 79 protons/electrons,the atomic mass is 197 It has 1 valence electron,it has 6 shells, The group name is coinage metals,its period number is 6 Gold's preferred state is solid Gold was used to show royalty Gold is mostly ductile All elements in its group have 1 valence electron Gold is used to make jewelry Gold is the best conductor for electricity On the periodic table, the element Gold is in the 6th row Gold is not flammable