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it goes all white and puffy because the copper replaces the silver in the solution
The crown is Europe's stamp for silver. It simply means that the piece was made in Europe. European jewelry may also have a lion stamp. Is it possible that this piece is actually silver and not gold? If so, the 36 means that the piece contains 36% silver.
The most common metal with which silver is combined to create sterling silver is copper. The mix rate is 92.5% silver to 7.5% copper. This is why sterling silver is often stamped with "925" somewhere on the piece
925 is the mark for sterling silver, meaning the piece is 92.5% silver with 8.5% of other metals, usually copper.
Probably from $125 to $400 depending on the exact model of BSC. It is...Birmingham Silver Co.Brooklyn, NY and Yalesville, CT c. 1957-Present Successor to GoldfederSilverware Co.
It's a purity mark, which indicates what percentage of silver is in the item. In that specific case, the piece is 96.2% silver, and the remainder is probably copper.
50 cents. It's made of copper-nickel, not silver.
925 is the mark for sterling silver, meaning the piece is 92.5% silver with 8.5% of other metals, usually copper.
The silver piece of zinc dissolves forming zinc ions. Copper(ii) reduce into copper(i) ions. The blue color of the solution decreases.
I think it turns from brown to a silver color
How many atoms are present in a piece of sterlingsilver jewelry weighing 33.14 ? (Sterling silver is a silver-copper alloy containing 92.5% by mass.)
The Karet weight of a piece of gold states how much of the piece is actual gold and not silver or copper. A piece that is 22k means that it is 91. 6% pure gold.