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Article #2486Re: Can I turn lead into gold ? ? ?.?
From: Sean
Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 23:55
Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 23:55
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mallet_riveter@yahoo.co.in (Hans-Marc Olsen) wrote in message news:<e1cc8b8.0411181925.2409e84@posting.google.com>... > The wizards and alchemists of the Middle Ages were able to turn > worthless lead into gold. > > How did they do it and how can I do it today? Take Pb filings, dissolve it in hot nitric acid. Add Potassium Iodide and you have a yellowish solid PbI2. Cool it down and large gold-colored aggregates form, which at least appears gold.
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