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2006-06-22 17:11:44 · 14 answers · asked by tom 2 in Science & Mathematics Chemistry

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The only way to turn metals into gold is to change the number of neutrons and protons (most importantly protons) in the nucleus. That is THE only way. Alchemy only leads to dead ends. Don't be fooled by things that look golden.

2006-06-22 17:19:50 · answer #1 · answered by q2003 4 · 1 0

Various metals can be turned into Gold by bombarding them with neutrons of the right energies. This is a nuclear reaction and requires either an accelerator, or a nuclear reactor.

Some Gold is produced using these processes and used in industry for highly specialized tasks that require radioactive Gold.

2006-06-22 19:08:15 · answer #2 · answered by professional student 4 · 0 0

First you need a multimillion dollar particle accelerator, now shoot alpha particles at iridium or platinum (both more valuable then gold), every so often you will get a square collision with enough energy to break though the electrostatic shield protecting the nucleus, and bind to it with the strong nuclear force. When this happens, you will get, something glorious. A single atom of gold!!! After a few hundred years and several million dollars of upkeep, congratulations, you can make your girlfriend some earrings Small earrings.

2006-06-22 17:52:33 · answer #3 · answered by santacruzrc 2 · 0 0

i do not remember on god, even if that is an enticing idea of a particle replacing device, or education. it should be more effective instantly ahead to imagine of it because the philosophers stone is only a pragmatic impossibility. And the actual transformations were - psychological, no longer metal. To information and information no longer gold - in a cryptic variety of way. therefore the records of the wise guy tells him this idea is an no longer plausible practicability. And the wise guy would make in undemanding words good use of this information. he will search for different functional endeavours. In different words that is like a vicious circle premier the grasping to waste their lives in search for of it, letting the wise human beings to get on with their paintings unhindered. .

2016-11-15 03:45:04 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

by bombarding the metal with alpha particles and hoping that u will be lucky to finally get gold ; the probability of getting gold is less than 1/100000

2006-06-22 17:23:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

you can do it by nuclear transmutation, it requires a nuclear reactor to have neutrons, buy you need to slow down the neutrons so they can be captured by the cores of the element. Once they have captures the neutrons they will start to decompose and emit nuclear radiation, now you need to know what element you should start with and how much neutrons you will need to have a stable gold isotope

2006-06-24 13:50:23 · answer #6 · answered by **** 1 · 0 0

you can't exactly turn them into gold. But you can electroplate them with Gold element. Then they will look like gold

2006-06-22 22:49:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

you bombard for instance the element platinum with 1 proton making it the element gold.

2006-06-22 17:27:12 · answer #8 · answered by KelBean 4 · 0 0

Add some metal shavings to your HEART.

2006-06-22 17:16:54 · answer #9 · answered by lowonbrain 2 · 0 0

Get in touch with Dionysus. He gave King Midas the "touch".

2006-06-22 17:13:54 · answer #10 · answered by thewhirledismine 2 · 0 0

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