How do you turn gold into nickel, or aluminum for that matter? Is it possible?
Also, how do you turn platnum into brass? (If it's possible)
2006-12-13 10:27:56 · 11 answers · asked by robert 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
this process is called alchemy, newton couldn't do it. it is possible to turn platinum into brass. this process starts by giving me all of your platinum, and i will replace it with the same quantity as brass.
2006-12-13 10:32:27 · answer #1 · answered by B0NER 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one would want to. Gold and platinum are precious metals and have relatively high value. Nickel and aluminum are plentiful and cheap. Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc, and both metals are plentiful and cheap compared to platinum. It would be a money losing proposition.
I don't have a PhD in Physics, but I am aware scientists have turned lead into gold. The cost is way too high and there is the matter of radioactivity.
2006-12-13 18:34:42 · answer #2 · answered by regerugged 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Theoretically it is possible to create heavier elements from lighter ones by causing nuclei to fuse together. However, it would take a tremendous amount of energy. Elements heavier than iron are only made in supernova explosions which have the necessary energy to fuse heavier nuclei.
Regarding brass. Brass is an alloy, not a compound. It is an alloy of copper and zinc.
2006-12-13 23:41:31 · answer #3 · answered by amused_from_afar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This sounds like a study in alchemy.
All three metals are elements.
Elements can combine with other elements to form a compound.
Platinum is also an element.
Copper + Zinc = Brass
2006-12-13 18:35:05 · answer #4 · answered by robert k 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's possible, hence the evolution of the universe.
How you do it is to alter the atomic properties, add electrons, take them away, maybe throw in a neutron or something.
It is true that atomic chemistry is possible and highly costly.
2006-12-13 18:36:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
None of those are possible.
Elements can't be changed into other elements. You can make *combinations* of elements to make new compounds, but the only way to make new elements from other elements is to slam certain of them together at high energies in a collider or the core of a sun...hardly practical :)
"Transmutation" of elements was a common belief in alchemy, a magical pursuit during the middle ages (and earlier). It's not real :)
2006-12-13 18:31:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
wow the nonsense answers you are getting!
Flat out it is not possible. Just that simple. Both are elements and you cannot change elements into eachother. (other than inside a star)
2006-12-13 19:22:35 · answer #7 · answered by travis R 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont know if that is possible. I am pretty sure it is not possible because that sounds a lot like alchemists trying to turn what ever they could into gold.....they failed
2006-12-13 18:35:56 · answer #8 · answered by amazin 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
(the above answer is correct)
I'll give you a nickel for some gold
2006-12-13 18:30:46 · answer #9 · answered by ©2009 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could do it, but the cost of the energy would far outweigh what the product would be worth.
2006-12-13 18:29:34 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋