2006-12-04 08:55:35 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Beauty & Style ➔ Fashion & Accessories
A gold jewelry peice can be damaged with relative ease, but the only thing you could really do to ruin gold would involve melting it down either too often (trying to recast a piece multiple times without introducing new metal), or polluting the molten metal with a foreign substance (i.e. messing up the alloy). It's sturdy stuff.
2006-12-04 16:13:29 · answer #1 · answered by spunk113 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lots of things can ruin gold because it is a really really soft metal. You can bend it, scratch it, discolor it, and more. That's why platinum is becoming more popular for wedding rings and such.
2006-12-04 16:59:43 · answer #2 · answered by jojot001 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably some type of acid like HCL. intense heat can melt it and ruin the shape. you can also chip or bend it by hitting it on a rough and stronger surface.
2006-12-04 17:00:21 · answer #3 · answered by Ronnie Reign 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
gold (like all other metals) can be destroyed by burning but it's got to get extremely hot
2006-12-04 17:05:44 · answer #4 · answered by Stephan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
possibly keeping it in water for a really long time or seriously damaging it like scratching it repeatidily
2006-12-04 16:58:09 · answer #5 · answered by inluvwitme 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no really
2006-12-04 17:08:34 · answer #6 · answered by nena_en_austin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋