Is it possible to rearrange the molecules in a substance? Could you change the amount of protons/electrons a atom has? Are there any occurrences of stuff like this in nature?
2007-12-05 15:06:20 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Atoms (protons, electrons, and neutrons) are basic particles in all molecules. The difference between elements is the number of these particles, specially protons. Extraction of electrons is easy (you can observe this by applying friction to a pen and observe the charge the material gets by closing it later to shreds of paper) but rearranging protons is very difficult there are very strong elemental forces joining them (nuclear energy is base on these energy, they separate protons in VERY big atoms). So the answer to your first question is not possible.
2007-12-05 15:27:24 · answer #1 · answered by Rob 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, diamonds require extremely high temperatures and pressure. yes, you can rearrange molecular structures using chemical changes. you could change the amount of electrons, but not protons.
2007-12-05 23:30:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
only if you change the quarks as well
2007-12-05 23:13:47 · answer #3 · answered by ineedacar 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋