It is possible to transform any metal into golden?

Abstract

Alchemist beliefs that metals could be transformed into gold. In contrast, Chemistry evidences that reactants can not be transformed rather than combined during a chemical reaction. The “Golden rain” experiment shows precisely how molecules are combined in a double replacement reaction. The apparent transformation of some substances can be explained with scientific knowledge: the combination of the colorless products creates a yellow solution that is not golden. Is the product of the reaction of the Potassium iodide & Lead Nitrate. Although alchemy has been often consider the origin of chemistry, this research highlight that its beliefs have no scientific basis. Nowadays it can be understood as a Pseudoscience. The distinction between Pseudoscience and Science is important for our society in order to be critical in certain daily decisions.

Keywords

Science, Pseudoscience, Alchemy, Chemistry, Chemical reaction, golden rain experiment.