What fuse makes gold?

Strictly for the theory: to get a gold atom you would need to fuse 197 hydrogen atoms. You need more than 79, because you need to make the neutrons as well. This is similar to the fusion processes in the sun, fusing 4 hydrogen atoms to make one helium atom.

Can gold be artificially created?

Gold has been made artificially. It can be done either in a particle accelerator or a nuclear reactor, from another heavy metal, commonly mercury. The process is however much too expensive to be economically viable and usually produces a few atoms at a time.

Can 2 Hydrogen atoms combine?

Thus, two Hydrogen atoms combine to form a Hydrogen molecule. Most atoms can also combine with atoms of different kinds to form compounds of molecules.

What happens when you fuse 2 Hydrogen atoms?

Fusion reactions occur when two nuclei come together to form one atom. The reaction that happens in the sun fuses two Hydrogen atoms together to produce Helium. It looks like this in a very simplified way: H + H → He + ENERGY. That is called a mass deficit and that difference in mass is converted into energy.

Can we turn hydrogen into gold?

Adding or removing protons from a nucleus are types of nuclear reactions. As such, no series of chemical reactions can ever create gold. Chemical reactions change the number and shape of the electrons in an atom but leave the nucleus of the atom unchanged.

Is transmutation possible?

Although the conversion of one element to another is the basis of natural radioactive decay, it is also possible to convert one element to another artificially. The conversion of one element to another is the process of transmutation.

How many bonds can hydrogen make with atoms?

one bond
Hydrogen is an exception to the octet rule. H forms only one bond because it needs only two electrons.

How heavy is a hydrogen atom?

1.00784 uHydrogen / Atomic mass

Why is it hard to fuse hydrogen?

It takes considerable energy to force nuclei to fuse, even those of the lightest element, hydrogen. When accelerated to high enough speeds, nuclei can overcome this electrostatic repulsion and be brought close enough such that the attractive nuclear force is greater than the repulsive Coulomb force.

How many protons does it take to make gold?

Every atom containing 79 protons is a gold atom, and all gold atoms behave the same chemically. In principle, we can therefore create gold by simply assembling 79 protons (and enough neutrons to make the nucleus stable).

Is it possible to make gold from other elements?

Yes, gold can be created from other elements. But the process requires nuclear reactions, and is so expensive that you currently cannot make money Answers provided by Dr. Christopher S. Baird Recent Questions Biology Chemistry Earth Science Health Physics Society Space Can gold be created from other elements?

How are neutrons in gold made?

The neutrons were generated by a series of nuclear reactions that were kick-started by the Harvard cyclotron particle accelerator. Usually gold is created from platinum, which has one less proton than gold, or from mercury, which has one more proton than gold.

How is radioactive gold made?

Bombarding a platinum or mercury nucleus with neutrons can knock off an neutron or add on a neutron, which through natural radioactive decay can lead to gold. As should be obvious by this production process, much of the gold created from other elements is radioactive. Radioactive gold is hazardous to humans and cannot be sold commercially.