TRANSMUTATION IN A GOLD-LIGHT WATER ELECTROLYSIS SYSTEM

Mercury, krypton, nickel, and iron with anomalous isotopic composition s were found to be produced on or in gold electrons during light water electrolysis. In addition, silicon and magnesium with anomalous isoto pic compositions were also detected in the precipitates separated from the gold electrode electrolyzed at extremely high current densities. After the electrolysis, the surface of the electrode exhibited an extr aordinary structure, i. e., a number of microcraters like volcanoes we re developed. The structure of the outside wall of the craters was ver y much like that of the precipitates, and hexagonal crystallite layers in the inside wall of the craters Suggested a partial recrystallizati on of the electrode material due to some intense heat evolution, The c raters developed along the rim of the microcracks, microholes, and scr aped edges of the electrode. These results suggest that some nuclear t ransmutation reactions occur during the electrolysis to produce these effects.