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If it's yellow and shiny and soft. If it's soft enough that you can put a dent in it with a nail without trying too hard, then it could be gold.
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How can you tell if yellow gold is real or plated?
Gold is hallmarked depending on the purity of the metal used. Gold plate is not hallmarked and will, eventually, show signs of wear with the base metal showing through the plating.
How can you tell if a gold ring is pure gold or has had some cheaper metal added to it without destroying or damaging the ring?
suck it geek
What is oxidation in an electrolytic cell with aluminum and gold electrodes?
the gold metal
How can you tell if something is 24k gold?
One can tell if something is 24k gold by poking it with a sharp object. Gold is a soft metal, and the higher the karat the softer the metal, therefore if it makes a dent or leaves a mark, then the gold is 24k. Also, 24k gold is much more yellow, so, the color can help to identify 24k gold. And finally, bringing it to a jeweler to get it appraised will help to determine if it is 24k gold.
How do you tell if a chain is gold or not?
Well, is very important to know any chain from 10k thru 22k it is not soft yellow gold;but it is alloys composition with copper, bronze, or brass in the soft yellow gold metal. But only in 24k it's yellow gold soft metal!
Can you use a magnet to tell if gold is fake?
A magnet will tell you if a metal is magnetic - Gold is NOT magnetic, so if a ring 'sticks' to a magnet it is NOT gold.
How magnet detect real gold?
Gold is non-ferrous and therefore is not attracted by a magnet. There are other metal that are attracted by a magnet but gold is not one of them. You can tell what is a ferrous metal and what is a non ferrous one but you cannot identify gold.
How can you tell if yellow gold is real or plated?
Gold is hallmarked depending on the purity of the metal used. Gold plate is not hallmarked and will, eventually, show signs of wear with the base metal showing through the plating.
Is Gold a Metal or Nonmetal?
Gold is a metal. Also classified as a "Non-Ferrous metal".
Is gold a nonmetal metal or metalloid?
Gold is a metalloid or more appropiately defined as a transitional metal.
Which metal is heavier metal or gold?
Gold is a metal. But when compared to steel yes gold is heavier.
How can you tell if a gold ring is pure gold or has had some cheaper metal added to it without destroying or damaging the ring?
suck it geek
What is oxidation in an electrolytic cell with aluminum and gold electrodes?
the gold metal
What metal is extracted from gold?
Metal cannot be extracted from Gold, as Gold itself is a metal.
Does gold have metal in it?
Gold is a metal. Gold is a transition metal and a group 11 element.
How can you tell if something is 24k gold?
One can tell if something is 24k gold by poking it with a sharp object. Gold is a soft metal, and the higher the karat the softer the metal, therefore if it makes a dent or leaves a mark, then the gold is 24k. Also, 24k gold is much more yellow, so, the color can help to identify 24k gold. And finally, bringing it to a jeweler to get it appraised will help to determine if it is 24k gold.
Is LGB 10K real gold?
LGB means the item is plated. If there is also a 925 mark it means there is silver underneath the gold plate. A magnet will tell you if the metal underneath is a ferris metal or not.
