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How do you test if gold is real?

Updated: 9/15/2023
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To test if something is pure gold, you will need to find out the density. The density of pure gold is 19.3 g/mL. To find the density, u will need to find out the mass and volume of the object then divide the mass by the volume ( m/V ). If your answer is not 19.3 then it is not pure gold.

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