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First, some background. Elements are formed in the bowels of stars that contain mostly hydrogen and helium. These hydrogen and helium atoms make new elements when they fuse together. (Ex. 2 helium atoms fusing together makes 1 beryllium atom because 2 electrons and 2 protons from each atom come together to create an atom with 4 electrons and 4 protons which is beryllium.) When the star explodes, these newly made elements are spread around the universe.
Back to the question. Because Mercury's atomic number is 80 and gold's is 79, in order for gold to be obtained, you would have to knock off 1 proton 1 electron and 3 neutrons. If i am not mistaken, this can in fact be done in hadron colliders but because of such small quantities of gold can be obtained from this, (about 1g per century) it is not a feasible option for obtaining gold.
What else can I help you with?
What metals can be obtained in cinnabar?
Mercury is the metal that can be obtained from cinnabar. Cinnabar is a mineral form of mercury sulfide, and when heated, it decomposes to release elemental mercury vapor. Mercury is then condensed out of the vapor to obtain the metal.
Can you get the gold from pour mercury?
Mercury and gold are two different elements. There is no mercury in gold and there is no gold in mercury. If there is some gold mixed in with the mercury to begin with, then there are ways to separate it out. If there is no gold in the mercury to begin with, then there's no way to get any gold out of it.
Where do you find the liquid material mercury?
Mercury is typically found in cinnabar ore deposits, which are mined in regions like Spain, Italy, China, and Kyrgyzstan. It can also be obtained as a byproduct of copper and gold mining.
What is the reaction of mercury on gold and its mass?
Mercury forms an amalgam with gold, creating a gold-mercury alloy. This process is commonly used in gold mining to extract gold from ore. The mass of the gold-mercury amalgam will be the combined mass of the gold and the mercury used in the reaction.
What metal is obtained from the cinnabar?
Mercury
What metal is obtained from cinnabar?
Mercury
What machine separates gold from mercury?
A centrifuge machine can be used to separate gold from mercury. The centrifuge uses centrifugal force to separate the heavier gold from the lighter mercury.
How much gold can mercury absorb?
Mercury can absorb gold through a process called amalgamation, where gold dissolves into the mercury to form an amalgam. The amount of gold that mercury can absorb depends on the surface area of the gold particles and the concentration of the mercury. Mercury can absorb significant amounts of gold, making it a commonly used method for extracting gold from ores.
How many electron in gold and Mercury?
gold: 79 mercury: 80
Where is mercury obtained from?
From its ore, cinnabar (HgS).
Was gold obtained from mercury in Japan in 1924?
It can and it has been done but turning lead into gold costs more than buying the gold alone. You see? Lead has 82 isotopes and gold has 79. So lead is 3 isotopes away to be converted into gold. But it cost less buying it as it comes from earth.
Does gold have Mercury in it?
Gold is an element, and so would not have any other element, such as mercury, contained within in. Gold found on earth, however, is rarely pure gold. This gold has a variety of elements scattered throughout the gold, but mercury would only appear in very trace quantities, if at all.
