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Ask The Experts—Amalgamation
January 2011 by Chris Ralph
Q: Exactly how does amalgamation work? Does it “melt” the gold (or copper, or silver, etc.) and form an alloy? If one leaves a piece of gold in mercury, will the entire sample become an amalgam (combination) of gold and mercury? Or does it only affect the surface...Additional articles that might interest you...
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