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2006-09-29 07:41:08 · 12 answers · asked by SILVESTER A 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Alchemists. The Elizabethan playwright Ben Jonson wrote a play, satirising them as conartists called The Alchemist,
Changing one element into another occurs in stars through nuclear fusion and in supernovae through nucleosynthesis. Human beings can do it in the laoratory in small quantities by bombarding one element with another at high speed in particle accelerators.
The first man to do this was Ernest Rutherford, In 1907 he became professor of physics at the University of Manchester. There he discovered the nuclear nature of atoms and was the world's first successful "alchemist": he converted nitrogen into oxygen.
2006-09-29 07:58:38 · answer #1 · answered by Hitchmoughs_Guide _2 _The_Galaxy 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's the pseudoscience of Alchemy. Actually there is a simple experiment that you can change copper into brass, which looks likes likes gold and amaze your friends and teachers.
Take HCl (hydrochloric acid) add to it zinc powder and heat. Insert a copper penny, allow time to elapse, and this will form a coating over the copper and give the appearance of gold. Please don't try this at home. The toxic fumes from the heated HCl need to be properly vented under a hood.
2006-09-29 16:21:57 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An Alchemist tries. A Nuclear Power technician succeds without even trying. Lead plus one neutron = gold.
2006-09-29 15:14:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
known as an alchemist, it is actaully possible to change almost anything into gold; you just need so much energy to do it only the very detirmined have bothered. interestingly the easiest substance to turn into gold - platinum is actually considerably more expensive than gold is.
2006-09-29 18:37:00 · answer #4 · answered by prof. Jack 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
alchemist, usually lead to gold. Some substances natuarally lose protons to become other elemants, but this happens over thousands of years, and there is no evidense that anything decays into gold.
2006-09-29 14:42:28 · answer #5 · answered by Random-ask 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alchemist?
2006-09-29 14:42:01 · answer #6 · answered by mutterhals 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Alchemy is the ancient science of trying to turn iron into gold and lots of other stuff.
More info at: http://www.levity.com/alchemy/home.html
2006-09-29 14:43:36 · answer #7 · answered by wdmc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You havent actually asked a question, but they are called alchemists.
2006-09-29 14:42:31 · answer #8 · answered by medium_of_dance 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep, those were alchemists.
2006-09-29 14:42:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Midas?
2006-09-29 14:42:23 · answer #10 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋