Sinks to the bottom, very rapidly.
So it is preserved.
they use water to filter out other elements, the heavier gold settles at bottom
Gold is an element but water and sugar are compounds. Put together they would be a mixture.
The gold will sink, nothing more. It will not dissolve or react in any way.
It usually sinks, but always gets wet.
Simply get a bowl and put foil in it. Next, put some salt into the foil and put half a cup of hot water and put whichever jewlwery you have and check occasionally.
There are some metals which do not react with water. Metals like Silver,Gold,Platinum,copper,Mercury and non metals like Hydrogen do not react with water.
gold sinks in water
Put what you think is gold in a jar of honey; if it turns green then it is gold ($). Don't worry if it turns green because the color will go away after an hour or two in warm water.
yes ,as long as the cup has no metal in it or gold bands on the porcelain which can cause sparks.
Gold sinks when you place it in water. So, gold has a higher density than water.
# "Fill a bowl with water. # Put 1 spoon sodium hydroxide in it (depending on the amount of coins you want to make gold, you can put more). # Add 1/3 spoon zinc in it. # Place the nickel(s) in it. # Boil the solution until the coin(s) turn silver. # Get the silver coin out of the bowl # Remove the bowl from the oven. # Put the coin in the fire and it will turn gold." Source~ http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Fake-Gold-From-Nickels