Does gold reproduce its self?

Question

is there a certain amount of gold in the world and thats it? or can it reproduce its self?

i think it doesnt. just interested.

Answer 1

Earth is a bunch of space junk that stuck together. Every element except for the 4 lightest ones were made inside of stars.

The amount of all the elements is fixed, unless some more stuff falls on us from outer space and sticks to us.

Answer 2

If you've ever seen a periodic table, you know that there are many different elements in the universe (and here on Earth). You probably learned in chemistry that, with the exception of nuclear reactions, there is no way to convert atoms of one element into atoms of another. This implies that we can't convert any non-gold into gold.

You probably also learned in physics that, again with the exception of nuclear reactions, there is no way to create or destroy mass. This implies that we can't create gold out of thin air.

So to sum up, no, there is no way to replenish the Earth's gold resources, short of absurdly complicated and expensive nuclear reactions. The Earth has a finite number of atoms of gold, and if we somehow were to use them all to make pretty jewelry and electrical connectors, we would indeed run out of gold.

Answer 3

In nature, gold most often occurs in its native state (that is, as a metal), though usually alloyed with silver. Native gold contains usually eight to ten percent silver, but often much more — alloys with a silver content over 20% are called electrum. As the amount of silver increases, the color becomes whiter and the specific gravity becomes lower.

Ores bearing native gold consist of grains or microscopic particles of metallic gold embedded in rock, often in association with veins of quartz or sulfide minerals like pyrite. These are called "lode" deposits. Native gold is also found in the form of free flakes, grains or larger nuggets that have been eroded from rocks and end up in alluvial deposits (called placer deposits). Such free gold is always richer at the surface of gold-bearing veins owing to the oxidation of accompanying minerals followed by weathering, and washing of the dust into streams and rivers, where it collects and can be welded by water action to form nuggets.

Gold sometimes occurs in minerals in chemical composition with other elements, especially in association with tellurium. Examples are calaverite, sylvanite, nagyagite, petzite and krennerite. Gold also occurs rarely as a mercury-gold amalgam, and in very low concentrations in seawater.

Answer 4

i guess tat makes gold expensive...its scarcity....if it is as abundant as iron....all its glitter still has no value....