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∙ 9y agoThere are several ways to tell the difference between nickel and silver. Silver is much softer than nickel. However, nickel will shine with a cloth while silver needs special cleaners. Finally, silver is more reflective than nickel.
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How do you tell the difference between sterling and nickel silver?
silver is usually stamped 925
How do you tell the difference between brass and nickel?
Nickel is magnetic.
How can you tell the difference between silver plated flutes and nickel plated flutes?
By the color, obviously. NIckel plated flutes are slightly golden and well, silver plated, they have silver color.
How do tell the difference between brass and nickel?
Brass is a mixture of copper and zinc, while nickel is an element.
How do you tell the difference between silver and platinum?
silver is well silver but platinum is gery well a little bit
How can you tell the difference between zinc and silver?
color, sheen, and wieght.
How do you tell the difference between a copper nickel coin and a silver one?
In that there are no copper or silver niclle coins the question has no purpose. Copper and silver coins can be distinguished from each other by chemical reactivity, density, appearance (colour), electrical conductivity, mint mars and dates and a numismatic data book.
How could you tell the difference between sterling silver and platinum?
The physical difference between silver and platinum is in terms of color. Pure silver is more whitish in color while platinum is more grayish than white. Silver has a lower density than platinum.
How do you tell the difference between a zinc and bronze penny?
zinc pennys are silver....
How do you tell the difference between lustrium and silver?
Wait a while until the lustrium rusts or reshapes.
How do you tell a silver nickel from a regular nickel?
By the date. The Jefferson nickels were made from a copper, silver and manganese alloy during World War II: 1942-1945
How can dolphins tell a nickel from a dime?
They are smart enough to recognize the difference between objects of different sizes. They can be trained to learn the names of the objects.
