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Originally Posted by nota View Post
no most alloys donot separate
they are molecules formed in bonds
mercury is used to make pure gold
the gold and mercury strongly bond to each other with heat
and then they vaporize the mercury a messy and dangerous process
mercury is a deadly and persistent poison esp as a vapor
in short not a home style DIYS safe idea
about as safe as home cooking meth
He's talking about melting old, not separating pure gold from alloy. The answer is , yes you can do it at home.
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