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A story on fake gold

03-31-2015, 05:34 PM

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I don't think element Ruthenium (Ru 44) would substitute for Gold (Au 79), the weight would be too low for the volume. That is why they plate Lead (Pb 82) with gold to try and fake it. This is easily verified by weighing it then putting it in water to see how much is displaced - weight and volume would be far off for Ru. Better with lead, but still off.

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