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Is titanium used to make gold hard?
Titanium is used to make gold harder. They often use gold mixed with titanium in jewelry to make it harder.
Is gold soft or hard?
Gold is soft and hard, gold is hard when it has metal plating and soft when there isn't metal plating.
Why is platinum used for jewelry?
Because it is very rare, more valuable than gold, and it is hard enough that it won't wear down.
Why are silver and gold good for jewelry?
because they are hard and expensive
Why is gold mixed with other metals?
because it is an harding agent
Is there such thing as white gold?
I guess technically there is only yellow gold when thinking of gold in the pure form. Alloys are mixed with yellow gold to produce white gold. Jewelry manufacturers purchase bricks of yellow gold which are 24ct. 24ct is the highest carat you can cast gold in. Any higher of a carat and the gold is too soft. The 24ct gold is then melted and turned into tiny pebbles. These pebbles are mixed with different alloys just before being cast into the jewelry mold. White gold is created by mixing nickel with yellow gold. Rose gold is created by mixing copper with yellow gold.
Where would you Usually find gold?
Finding gold is hard without technology but, the best places to find gold are in, lakes Rivers, creeks ,and jewelry shops.
Why has gold jewelry servived from thousands of years ago?
because its really low in the rective series and is hard to tarnish.
How do you clean a gold ring?
# First you should make a mix of a mild detergent and water. # Use a small soft brush to clean your gold jewelry. The small brush is able to clean some parts of jewelry that are hard to reach. # Afterwards you must polish gold jewelry with a soft cloth. This step is very important because the washing liquid that is left on jewelry can have a negative impact on it. Polishing is of the best and surely the cheapest way to keep your gold jewelry radiant. # Store your gold jewelry in such a way so to avoid scratches. It is better to have a special storage for each of your jewelry. Each ring or bracelet should be stored in its own soft cloth pouch.
Is gold jewelry a heterogeneous or homogeneous?
Yes, it is homogeneous mixture of Gold or silver or Gold or Copper. Since, pure gold is very soft, it cannot be used to make jewelery and thus with 22 parts of gold 2 parts of silver or copper are mixed to make it hard.
Why on jewelry does it say 24 karats?
You'll have a hard time finding finding 24 K jewelry because 24 K is pure gold. Pure gold is much too soft to make durable jewlery. 18 K (75%) gold still looks good but is much more durable.
Where does gold originally come from?
The gold came form space originally. Because of two or more stars smash together and created a really hard stuff called gold. There has to be enough heat, though. The gold came form space originally. Because of two or more stars smash together and created a really hard stuff called gold. There has to be enough heat, though.
