1. Does gold have white highlights?

Cut the gold bars or jewelry with scissors, and observe the section with a magnifying glass. If you see white bright spots, because gold and iridium can't blend together, it means that gold is doped with iridium.

Step 2 measure specific gravity

First, measure the weight of a pure gold bar with a balance, then put the gold bar into a measuring cup and pour water to drown it. Then put the detected gold bars into a measuring cup and observe whether the scale of water rises or falls. As long as there is a change, it means that gold bars are not pure gold. But if it is gold jewelry, this method is not applicable, because there is air in gold jewelry.

Real gold is not afraid of fire.

Put gold bars or gold jewelry on the fire for a period of time and observe its changes. Because iridium will combine with oxygen in the air to produce oxidation reaction, gold bars with insufficient purity will turn gray; And pure gold will appear bright red after being baked by fire. However, this method may have some damage to jewelry.

Extended data:

Gold is a simple form of chemical element gold (chemical element symbol Au), which is a soft, golden yellow and corrosion-resistant precious metal. Gold is a rarer, more precious and more valuable metal.

Generally speaking, gold in the world is measured in ounces. In ancient China, gold was measured in ounces, which was a very important metal. It is not only a special currency for reserve and investment, but also an important material for jewelry industry, electronics industry, modern communication and aerospace industry.

The chemical symbol of gold is Au, and the financial English code is XAU or gold. The name Au comes from a story of Aurora, the goddess of dawn in Roman mythology, which means shining dawn.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia _ Gold