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A bar of pure gold is made up of identical gold atom. can it be a molecular compound?

A bar of pure gold is made up of identical gold atom. can it be a molecular compound?
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A bar of pure gold is made up of identical gold atom. can it be a molecular compound?

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No it can't. To be a molecular compound it should contains at least two different elements. As it is made up of only gold (Au) atoms it violates the above requirement.
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