Can we make Gold in a Lab? [duplicate]








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Can we make Gold in a Lab? Is it possible to make changes in metals that will create Gold? and How?
I have tried to search something related to this but didn't get any good results.
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Yes, gold has been made from mercury. 


See "[Transmutation of Mercury by Fast Neutrons](http://journals.aps.org/pr/abstract/10.1103/PhysRev.60.473)" Phys. Rev. 60, 473


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