How Do You Use Vinegar to Find Out If a Ring Is Real Gold or Not?
Vinegar is a versatile cleaner used around the house, in boats and cars, and in foods. Corn alcohol is mixed with other nutrients and fermented to create white vinegar or a form of ascetic acid. You can use vinegar to find out if a ring is real gold or not. You can also use white vinegar to clean metals. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
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Glass cups. Pour the white vinegar into your glass cup. Do not add water.
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Place the gold ring into the cup of white vinegar.
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Let the gold ring sit in the cup of white vinegar for approximately 15 minutes.
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Remove the gold ring and rinse with water. Real gold will shine while fake gold will change colors in reaction to the ascetic acid.
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Tips & Warnings
If your gold ring is not real gold the metal will discolor. There is no remedy for changing the discoloration. White vinegar will dissolve all metal after a few days. Do not let your jewelry sit for more than 15 minutes.
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- Photo Credit Pair of gold rings or bands for newlyweds 1 image by fotosergio from Fotolia.com glass cups image by Alexander Afonin from Fotolia.com
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Comments
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This is a lot safer than using any other test. Besides you can clean your gold to shine. :) Thank you for visiting and please share with your friends. It helps me out. :)
