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Were gold isotopes unstable (like uranium) and able to undergo spontaneous fission, or were a gold atom to be split by an energetic neutron or alpha particle, then energy would be released. This is the case with all elements heavier than iron, which is at the "bottom of the energy curve", so to speak, for elements. All elements with an atomic number equal to or smaller than iron (26) release energy when they are created (or fused) from lighter elements. This is also the case for carbon, with an atomic number of 6.

2006-12-01 05:47:01 · answer #1 · answered by indiana_jones_andthelastcrusade 3 · 0 0

Carbon - fusion. Some stars are fusing carbon right now and getting lots of energy from it.

Gold - fission, maybe. It would be really hard to make gold fission and you would not get much energy from it, but in theory, if you could make it fission, it would release energy.

2006-12-01 05:49:30 · answer #2 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0 0

Some elements because of their configuration of neucleus or number of electrons in their orbitals are basically unstable[restless!] and therefore very active. Stable materials with fully satisfied electron/neuclear configuration are unsuitable for fission or fusion. Gold is therefore unsuitable for such reactions.Elements such as uranium are suitable for fission reaction and elements like Helium suitable for fusion reaction.[as in Sun]

2006-12-01 05:50:27 · answer #3 · answered by openpsychy 6 · 0 0

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2016-12-29 18:38:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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2006-12-01 05:42:28 · answer #5 · answered by cork 7 · 0 0

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