Dissolving Gold in Mercury
Added 2017-07-23 16:45:11 +0000 UTCThis is just a short video on gold amalgamation. I want to start posting short videos like this more often. I want to aim for more 2-3 minutes though.
I won't charge patrons for these videos, but they will still get the benefit of seeing them earlier.
It will not replace my usual 4ish videos per month.
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ha yeah, be safe. Also, dispose/deal with mercury waste properly! Dont kill the poor animals in your local water table
Nile Red
2017-07-24 17:09:03 +0000 UTCThanks for the tips and thanks for the videos that help guide me in the right direction. I promise I will employ proper safety protocols. A dead chemist is not a very good one lol
2017-07-24 17:03:44 +0000 UTCI mean, there is less gold atoms than mercury atoms and so the two combined to form an amalgam which you observed floating on the remaining mercury.
2017-07-24 16:59:17 +0000 UTCAlso, the best way is to buy cinnabar powder from ebay (from china) and to chemically make the mercury yourself.
Nile Red
2017-07-24 16:58:15 +0000 UTCI am not sure what you mean by "disproportionate mix".
Nile Red
2017-07-24 16:57:31 +0000 UTCIs it possible that what you are describing is a disproportionate mix of mercury and gold? The amalgam has formed a bond and the remaining mercury is just left over? Just curious, what is the best way to obtain mercury? I am interested in its use for gold refining.
2017-07-24 16:53:40 +0000 UTCThere are also sodium/mercury amalgams for certain reactions. Other than that though, I'm not sure.
Nile Red
2017-07-23 19:26:53 +0000 UTCFor most applications, it is okay to just say it is dissolving. You are right though, it is not "truly" dissolving. It is forming an alloy with the mercury. I am not sure what the exact proportion of gold to mercury atoms though. It doesn't really mix equally I dont think, because the gold-mercury amalgam separates from the liquid mercury. It is also more dense, so the liquid mercury floats above it.
Nile Red
2017-07-23 18:59:27 +0000 UTC
