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The outer electron configuration of the gold atom is 5d 10 6s 1. In compounds the valences of gold are 1 and 3. (Complex compounds are known in which gold is bivalent.) Gold does not react with nonmetals (except for halogens). It forms halides with halogens; for example, 2Au + 3Cl 2 = 2AuCl 3.