The anomalous variation of the magnetic susceptibility in liquid alloys of gold with polyvalent metals is discussed in terms of electron concentration and conventional pseudopotential theory. The characteristic minima of the susceptibility are shifted systematically towards the Au-rich side if the valency of the alloying element is increased, but considering the average electron concentration they all seem to occur at a critical electron to atom ratio ofe/a≈1.6. They are obviously a manifestation of the electronic stabilization which gives rise to the formation of electron compounds in the critical range of composition.