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Yes. Platinum is more dense than gold. Elemental platinum is 21.45 g/mL vs 19.3 g/mL (in standard conditions).

Note that the difference is even more pronounced in jewelry because gold and platinum are mixed with other metals to form alloys: 950 (95%) platinum is typically around 20.1 g/mL, while jewelers' gold ranges from 10.9 to 17.8 g/mL depending on caret.

So while the difference in densities for elemental gold and platinum is rather small, it is fairly easy to discern the different density of gold and platinum jewelry.

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