@howitworkssss: When gold comes into contact with mercury, a process called amalgamation occurs in which the mercury gradually dissolves the gold instead of melting it. Mercury, being a liquid metal, penetrates the surface of the gold and mixes with its atoms to form a soft, silvery, paste-like substance known as a gold-mercury amalgam. As this happens, the gold loses its shine and structural strength, becoming dull and crumbly over time. This is not a violent reaction, but mercury is highly toxic, making the interaction dangerous if handled without proper precautions. - We do not own the rights of this content and posted for educational purposes only. DM us for credit/removal! #chemistry #goldmercuryamalgam #knowledge #gold

J W :

how would u recover the gold?

Atekkh Real Estate Company Ltd :

I just want my gold back bruh

E_14 · Following :

Does the gold still hold the same value with the mercury on it?

🐦‍⬛ :

But it can just as easily be separated again.

eduardoEdu :

is it reversible

Amir AI :

it's fake. because Gold never react with anh element

Gabriel Kimani :

Mercury + Gold = Marcus Garvey chemical equation ✅

neoxy :

is that how silver is created?

Majik :

how do i get my gold back

Ameer pasha :

is it white gold??

ThatOneCivic992✝️ :

Absorbed or what

_MoNteLL_ :

$4100 experiment at today’s prices!

Nemo55 :

Oh no, I’ve just knocked a jar of mercury over my gold bar collection 😐

Insignificunt :

it happens in nature believe it or not. also during gold rush yhe old timers would amalgamate gold and mercury presumably to transport and to stop getting robbed as it wouldn't look like gold

Anymonomonous :

You sure that's not GALIUM?

🐾🇩🇪𝑊𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑎𝑚🇺🇸🐾 :

[Unschuldig]Ist das nicht das Zeug, dass man für Zahnfüllungen verwendet hat?

Oz :

what a waste

lonlilokli :

и это дети называеться амальгама то есть сплав с ртутью

1 two 3 :

how to revert gold in the original color?

Martin MartinEZ jr :

🦄 :

imagine if someone broke into a national bank and just did this to all the gold

777 :

Nennt man Amalgam

logan546 :

Fun fact: blood pressure is measured in milimetres of mercury

Elijah :

Mercury was used to capture tiny flakes of gold during the gold rush