2007-01-05 07:19:18 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
If you have an ionic compound that contains gold, like AuCl, dissolved in water, insert almost any other metal. Gold is not a very reactive metal, so the other metal will most likely react with it, creating a new ionic compound dissolved in water (most of the time; some ionic compounds are insoluble and will become a precipitate). The metal left behind will be gold.
Example: magnesium
2AuCl + Mg --> MgCl2 + 2Au
2007-01-05 07:36:19 · answer #1 · answered by Adam 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get yourself a magic wand and wave it around while you say some magic words. That's as good as any other method for creating gold. Why do you think gold is so valuable? If people could make it in a lab it would be cheap.
2007-01-05 16:25:09 · answer #2 · answered by xox_bass_player_xox 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best way to produce Au (Gold) in the lab is to prepare an electrolyte from KAuCN (potassium gold cyanide), dissolved in a slightly alkaline solution of KCN (potassium cyanide).
This procedure is very dangerous. CAREFUL
You just have to do an electroplating set up and put a metal in the cathode and pass the electricity. As the electricity passes, you will see Gold will deposit and later you can peel the Gold away from the cathode. Remember pure gold is very soft.
Enjoy!
2007-01-05 16:03:01 · answer #3 · answered by raj 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Gold (Au) cannot be created, it can be liberated from a compound by chemical methods or purified from raw nuggets.
2007-01-05 15:52:45 · answer #4 · answered by fish38474 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gold is an element. Unless you are God you cannot create it.
2007-01-05 15:21:43 · answer #5 · answered by E 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
With a particle accelerator.
http://chemistry.about.com/cs/generalchemistry/a/aa050601a.htm
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2007-01-05 15:21:42 · answer #6 · answered by Jerry P 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋