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[–] Zehzin@lemmy.world 69 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I think you'll lose like 5 grams from the protons, more cause you might have to remove a couple of neutrons?

[–] roguetrick@kbin.social 67 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

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

[–] BossDj@lemm.ee 23 points 2 years ago

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.

[–] TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 3 points 2 years ago

you can find Hg 198 for sale actually. So if you're a morally pure alchemist you can make the stable isotope of gold