Which would produce a more highly valued element, adding or removing a proton from the element gold?

What will be an ideal response?


Removing a proton: Gold then turns into more valued platinum. Adding a proton turns gold into mercury, which is less valuable.

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When the ________ came to a close, dinosaurs became extinct.

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