Explosive Chrysopoeia
Jan Maurycy Uszko, Stephen J. Eichhorn, Avinash J. Patil, Simon R., Hall

TL;DR
This paper investigates the nature of the purple smoke from fulminating gold, revealing it contains gold nanoparticles, which explains its distinctive color and provides insights into its explosive properties.
Contribution
The study identifies gold nanoparticles as the cause of the purple smoke in fulminating gold, offering a new understanding of its composition and explosive behavior.
Findings
Purple smoke contains gold nanoparticles
Gold nanoparticles cause the purple coloration
Provides insight into explosive mechanism
Abstract
Fulminating gold, the first high-explosive compound to be discovered, disintegrates in a mysterious cloud of purple smoke, the nature of which has been speculated upon since its discovery in 1585. In this work, we show that the colour of the smoke is due to the presence of gold nanoparticles.
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TopicsBee Products Chemical Analysis · Diverse academic research themes · Advanced Mathematical Theories and Applications
