How Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity Creates Gold 

I'm not a freak, you're a freak, I'm a goddam good lookin man (metal) ... "Modern Problems" quote

haha thank you for the lovely comment Jessica, your comment does reflect your enjoyment :)

I see what you did there!

Too many puns are poisonous. Just like mercury and lead.

lolololol you should be PUNished for this

@@johnchristian5027 You are RELATED to PUNks.

ok thanks for the feedback! I'll try and slow it down where it gets complicated :)

Phrenomythic +

SpeedOfTheEarth -- I agree. I do not have any polymathic abilities as most of you, neither am I as perspicacious as most of you; my apologies, I've been watching this video all day.

@@upandatom -- please don't slow anything down. I literally stop watching other vids because the speaker starts to talk like he is addressing kindergartners (ironic, but they say this about you because of the animations, but that is part of the charm)

@@timq6224 I freaking love her animations lol

And then fail, cuz its nothing like this video.

Surya very good question. I think copper is more 'reddish' compared to gold because blue and green light becomes absorbed by it. So the electrons like to 'eat' blue and green photons, but I guess not that much due to relativistic effects - meaning, I know that the core is less heavy and when it comes to the electrons, speeds, masses, and orbits, and effects between the spheres or shells... wow... maybe copper can be explained without Einstein, but gold can't. I hope I'm right on this. 😉 My first thought on your copper comment was: what's with alloys? Is there a most 'reddish' alloy?

Surya ur really brilliant.. If u know the ans plsss share with us

I have an explanation for this phenomenon. I think it is because of the small size of the 3d orbital. Half filled or full d orbitals are contracted. Because of the small size of the 3d orbital, it does not contract as much as silver's larger 4d orbital. Silver is anomalous in group 11 because it is the only non colored metal (though Roentgenium, the element below gold, is theorized to be silvery) in this group. This is because of the lack of relativity and the diffuse nature of the higher d orbitals. This causes Copper to have peak absorption in the blue-green part of the spectrum while Silver has peak absorption in the ultraviolet. Caesium appears gold because the energy gap between the (n-1)p and the s levels for alkali metals (except Lithium) steadily decreases. All alkali metals up to Rubidium have their peak absorption in the ultraviolet part of the spectrum. However, Caesium and Francium have their peak absorption in the visible spectrum. According to this trend, Francium should appear orangish red, but we obviously don't know because of Francium's instability. This trend comes from the more closely spaced energy levels as you go down the table, with Lithium having absorption in the far ultraviolet. Sorry for the late answer, but I hope this helped!

Osmium?

@@northernskies86 Sorry for my late reply, but it did. Thanks!

I think the key words used were "heavy metals". That's strange though, I had no idea gold was in the heavy metal category.

ok sure! didn't even know that was a thing haha, thanks!

:) :D

And I can translate in Sindhi.

Up and Atom I got Swedish covered.

I cant see any translations.

What an honor! 😊

keep trying you'll get there! ☺️

no worries n_n

thank you! 😊

f. g h/2π

I mean, the regular h or h bar.

That's why it's called quantum physics...

Literally nothing. It's Quantum Physics for a reason.

ok thank you for the feedback :)

I'm glad to hear! And thank you for the honest feedback I appreciate it :)

Hi! I'm actually doing a quantum series at the moment because my viewers said they wanted more in depth videos, so the only way I can do that is by series format. But I definitely want to cover more relativity in the future!

Up and Atom Ya I am aware of it. And it's A-M-A-Z-I-N-G 🤩🤩🤩. I will wait for relativity series. All the best!

That's great to hear that your wife is getting into science! And thank you for the advice it's very kind :)

haha I just fall down rabbit holes on wikipedia, I actually learnt about this topic on r/todayilearned. Best sub reddit :) And the voice is just sound effects I found on youtube lol

Oh right... Thanks for that...I'll check it out. keep making great videos

Up and Atom So I'm not the only one then...

thank you but i want to make videos for adults! that's why i was worried the story telling might be too kid like and put adults off

Up and Atom Everyone loves a well told story. If it appeals to all ages, it simply reaches a larger demographic. Do not be afraid to be who you are. People watch this show to learn, but more importantly, we watch because we like you and your style. Finally, I think that the appeal of this episode is great.