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What is the difference between silver plate and silver on copper?
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∙ 13y ago
Both are silver plated, but silver on copper tells you what kind of metal is used as an underlay. Silver plated copper is more valuable than silver on a white metal or zinc underlay.
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Can silver tarnish into green?
Sterling silver contains a little over 7% copper and silver plate often has a base of copper or an alloy containing copper. Copper corrosion and some copper salts are green, as in the popular verdegris patina on outdoor copper scupture or roofing. I have found green corrosion on some of my silver plate, which I believe is copper sulfate and due to the reaction of sulphur compounds (found in many foods and also found in newspaper, so don't pack silver in newspaper!) with copper exposed by the wearing away of the silver plate.
Is nobility plate solid silver?
No, it has a thin plate of silver on a metal like copper or similar. As a general rule, if it includes the word "Plate"; It's not solid silver.
What happen to the silver plate when dipped in copper sulphate solution?
That's a good question. What didhappen to it?I wouldn't expect much of anything to happen, since copper is a more active metal than silver. In fact, a copper plate dipped into a silver nitrate solution should grow silver crystals as the copper ionizes and replaces silver in solution.
What is difference between oxidized silver and sterling silver?
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What is the difference between oxidized silver and sterling silver?
Oxidized silver is not necessarily sterling silver but sterling silver can be oxidized. Oxidation is a finish on silver, otherwise known as tarnish. Sterling silver can tarnish and silver plate can tarnish, too.
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