What type of metal should I use to contain the gold,while it is being heated???Thanks and God Bless.......Tom Science
2006-10-14 01:02:10 · 13 answers · asked by tom science 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Thanks for the good answers.I was by no means trying to scrutinize religion.You would know when that happens.Take it easy and lay of the offensive/defensive answers.They just lower your percentage and make you seem not so smart to say the least...I knew that by asking this question in a high volume area such as religion,I would obtain some good answers and that is exactly what happened.......Thanks again
2006-10-14 02:04:23 · update #1
As a wanna be scientist,I ask sort of the same questions,again and again,throughout diffrent sections of Yahoo Answers,to obtain the most diverse amount of information possible...Thanks...Tom Science
2006-10-14 05:51:50 · update #2
About 1000c
2006-10-14 01:03:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Gemini might be right if you are asking about pure gold. However, I'd bet that almost all the gold you have ever seen is not pure gold, it is probably less than 80% gold. In the US, 18 carat gold sort of standard, lots of gold jewelry is 16 or 14 or 12 carat. Since "pure" gold is 24 carat, 18 carat is only 75% gold, and the cheaper stuff is down to 50% gold. Gold alloys melt at lower temperatures than pure gold. How low depends on exactly what the alloy is.
2016-05-22 01:07:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is this your next feeble attempt at disproving the existence of God? Pretty pathetic if this is the best you can come up with. You call yourself a scientist? This is the most ridicuous hypothesis I've ever read. When you melt them all, and Jesus is still the answer to all your scientific theories then what?
2006-10-14 01:20:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I suppose it depends on the purity of the gold, and don't forget that most jewelry today, unless pure gold and expensive, is usually just a gold overlay.
If you were intending to show some sort of insult to Christians by melting crosses, I'm afraid you misunderstand the relationship we have with our crosses. It's just a symbol.
2006-10-14 01:25:01 · answer #4 · answered by arewethereyet 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay, I will trust that you are not 'scrutinizing' any particular faith here.
According to the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, Gold (Aurum) melts at 1063.0 degrees Celsius, and boils at 2966 degrees Celsius. If you want to remove any dross (purify the gold), you will need to heat it to about 2500 degrees. To contain this type of temperature, your best choices are ceramic or carbide, but graphite might work.
However, why did you ask your question in R&S instead of the several appropriate Science threads?
2006-10-14 03:06:26 · answer #5 · answered by claypigeon 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1065 degrees Celsius, 1338 degrees Kelvin or 1948 degrees Fahrenheit.
I'm not entirely sure what you should use to melt, but I use a graphite furnace for high temp work exceeding 2000 degrees F so I imagine something made out of graphite would suffice.
2006-10-14 01:10:26 · answer #6 · answered by genaddt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Normally hotter then you can make anything in your home Mr. Science.
2006-10-14 01:06:38 · answer #7 · answered by Bimpster 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At about the same temperature that intelligence evaporates.
2006-10-14 01:06:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably at about the same temperature as the fires of hell.
2006-10-14 01:08:30 · answer #9 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol. i think this is for the science section where the right people can fight over your answers
2006-10-14 01:09:23 · answer #10 · answered by Spidergurl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about reading a book or something today. lol
2006-10-14 01:04:55 · answer #11 · answered by Paige2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋