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This is exactly the scenario I was imagining.

Right! Yes, thank you. Sorry about that. The fascinating part to me is that the 39 grams of potassium would change into 39 grams of argon right before your very eyes.

Wow. So the yield would be 39 grams of argon and an atomic explosion? Fascinating. Thank you.

I wasn't saying it's practical - I should have clarified in my original post that I'm only asking this as a hypothetical situation in order to gain a better understanding of how matter works in general. So the fleck wouldn't stay a fleck? Hmm, interesting, okay. Thanks for your reply!

It's been a while since I had chemistry. I forgot to mention that all of the atoms would have a proton removed, if such a thing were possible. If all of the protons were removed from all of the atoms simultaneously, would I observe a sudden shift in the physical appearance of the matter I'm...

What would it look like if I used a particle accelerator to remove a proton from a particular element? What would the physical change in the element look like if observed? Would the element appear to "magically" change into something else right before your very eyes, as if by some kind of spooky...