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[-] roguetrick@kbin.social 82 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

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 26 points 10 months 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 7 points 10 months 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

[-] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

How much does isotopically pure ^(198)Hg cost though? I wouldn't be surprised if it was more expensive than gold...

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