Test its Strength


Nugget gold is a soft, malleable metal that bends easily. If you tap it lightly with a hammer, gold dents rather than breaks.

Other non-gold metals or minerals can break when hammered. Strike the gold firmly to check whether or not you can dent it without it breaking.

You can Place the substance in corrosive nitric acid, using care to avoid getting it on your skin. Nitric acid does not dissolve or tarnish raw gold. Fool's gold, however, also is not affected by nitric acid, but other identification methods will help you determine whether or not the specimen is fool's gold.


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