How are gold and other elements created?

Question

How are elements such as gold created and why can’t humans creat

In: Chemistry

Answer 1

The way that stars make elements such as gold is the same way that human make elements in particle accelerators. By smashing smaller atoms together with such immense energy that they fuse together and create atoms of larger elements such as Gold. This happens naturally when stars explode in a supernova at the end of their life.

So that is to say, humans CAN create gold. It’s just that the energy & technology requirements to do it that way is much more expensive than mining gold the old fashioned way, and is essentially not worth the expense if your goal is to just have gold to use as a commodity.