Oct 25(ABC): While Alchemy, a process in which any ordinary metal is turned into gold, has not yet been made possible, scientists have managed to turn water into metal.
Water is a good conductor of electricity but it is not “metallic” unless it is put under extreme pressure. With the help of other metals, experts changed the state of water, turning it into an entirely different element.
The experiment was originally performed in 2021 and a paper was published in July of the same year. The videos of the process have now been shared with the public on YouTube.
The transformation occurs after pure water makes contact with electron-sharing alkali metals. In this case, researchers used an alloy made of sodium and potassium.