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minus-squareroguetrick@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up81·edit-21 year agoThat’s the fun part. If you take just one proton off, you’ll often end up with some gold that just decays back into mercury in a few days. Sell it for a quick prank. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isotopes_of_gold
minus-squareBossDj@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·1 year agoI’m a third generation proton plucker myself. Some day, my children’s children’s children may have a good laugh when they finish this bar.
minus-squareTonyTonyChopper@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoyou can find Hg 198 for sale actually. So if you’re a morally pure alchemist you can make the stable isotope of gold
minus-squarethreelonmusketeerslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-21 year agoHow much does isotopically pure ^(198)Hg cost though? I wouldn’t be surprised if it was more expensive than gold…
That’s the fun part. If you take just one proton off, you’ll often end up with some gold that just decays back into mercury in a few days. Sell it for a quick prank.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isotopes_of_gold
I’m a third generation proton plucker myself. Some day, my children’s children’s children may have a good laugh when they finish this bar.
you can find Hg 198 for sale actually. So if you’re a morally pure alchemist you can make the stable isotope of gold
How much does isotopically pure ^(198)Hg cost though? I wouldn’t be surprised if it was more expensive than gold…