Atomic number:  79
                          
        					        Symbol:   Au
                         
     					     Atomic weight:  196.967
                          
    				     Boiling Point (C):  2970
                          
   			             Melting Point (C):  1063
                          
          					Density:  19.3
                      
          				       heatVapor:   81.8
                         
       				            heatFusion:  3.03
                          
				   Electrical Conductivity:  .42
                          
   					  Thermal Conductivity:  .71
                          
				    Specific Heat Capacity:   0.
                         

An element: A substance that can not be broken down into simpler substances By ordinary chemical or physical means.
Because gold is an element it is on the periodic table. At [atomic] number 79. This means that it has 79 protons/Neutrons.