TESTING GOLD YOURSELF TO FIND OUT IF IT'S REAL

Gold is one of the oldest and most precious metal. Gold is the most malleable and ductile of all metals. A gram of gold can be beaten into thin sheet of one square meter. Gold is a good conductor of heat and electricity. Gold strongly reflects infrared light and infrared radiation. Gold readily creates alloy with other metals. These alloys are produced to modify the hardness and other metallurgical properties of gold. Gold is yellowish in colour as compared to other metals which are gray or silverfish in colour. Owing to these features, finding out the purity has also become the difficult part. So for testing the purity of the gold we can implement various methods. So the first and the simplest test to ensure the purity of Gold are to use a magnet to see if it responds. In this method a magnet is used to ensure the quality of the gold. Use a magnet and see if it responds. If it is attracted to magnet strongly then it is not gold and if it is attracted lightly then it may be plated or impure as pure gold does not respond to Gold. Once it passes the magnetic test the next test that u can bring on is the nitric acid test. Acid testing kits can be easily found on the nearby chemical shop or from the internet. Once you buy an acid testing kit you will get a testing stone and a small bottle of nitro hydrochloric acid.  So all you have to do  is to rub the item firmly on the rubbing stone and drip a single drop of acid onto the area that you have just polished.  If the area remains same in colour your item is gold and if it turns yellow orange color then it is a lower quality karat and if it is any other color it is not gold.