Last estimate I heard about making gold my molecular manipulation was as I recall, that it would take about $1000 to make $1 worth of gold.bluecap said:Given a lot of budget (like billions).. what would it take to remove a proton from mercury to produce gold?
I have no idea. I'm an engineer. Something this utterly impractical is of no interest to me. I'm sure one of our experts can help you though. I don't know that the process involves mercury but it might.bluecap said:Even if it's not practical.. please tell me the process how to remove a proton from a mercury to produce gold..
(n,p) reaction. However, Au has only one stable isotope, Au-197, and Hg-197 is unstable and decays by electron capture to Au-197. To produce Hg-197, one would have to take Hg-196 (isotopic abundance = 0.0015), expose it to neutrons and hope for an (n,γ) reaction, and wait for the electron capture, so no need for the (n,p) reaction. Alternatively, one would take Hg-198 (isotopic abundance = 0.0997), expose it to neutrons for an (n, 2n) reaction to make Hg-197 in hopes it would decay to Au-197.bluecap said:Even if it's not practical.. please tell me the process how to remove a proton from a mercury to produce gold..
A proton is a subatomic particle that has a positive charge. It is found in the nucleus of an atom along with neutrons and is essential for the stability of an atom.
A proton can be removed from mercury by using a particle accelerator or through radioactive decay. In a particle accelerator, high-energy particles are used to bombard the mercury atoms, causing a proton to be removed. In radioactive decay, the unstable mercury atom naturally emits a proton to become more stable.
When a proton is removed from mercury, the resulting atom becomes a different element. In the case of mercury, it becomes a different element in the same group, such as gold or thallium. The number of protons determines the identity of an element, so removing a proton changes the atomic number and therefore, the element.
Scientists may want to remove a proton from mercury to study the properties and behavior of different elements. It can also be used to create new elements that have not been observed in nature.
Removing a proton from mercury can have various implications, including creating new elements with unique properties, further understanding the behavior of subatomic particles, and potential applications in industries such as nuclear energy and medicine.