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Sterling silver is sometimes marked 925. It is often marked 925 because it contains 92.5% silver and 7.5% of other metals. Pure silver is too soft to make anything useful with.
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What is the difference between dead-soft and half-hard sterling silver wire?
Truly pure silver is dead soft and doesn't get brittle. In fact true pure silver goes dead soft.
Is it true ony silver atoms are in pure silver?
True a silver atom only has pure silver atoms
Is pure gold 22 carrot true or false?
False. Pure gold is 24 karat.
How to clean sterling silver rings?
True sterling silver can be cleaned with any generic silver polish. You can usually find them in a grocery store for <$8.
Is the following true Table sugar and salt are pure substances false or true?
true
What is 935 on silver mean?
935 is the purity for Argentium silver. Argentium silver is NOT sterling silver. It is a different alloy which has germanium in it which makes it less prone to tarnishing. Sterling is an alloy that has more copper in it. The copper is added to fine silver in order to make it stronger.
Why is your sterling silver ring making your finger turn green?
True sterling silver will not leave green marks on your finger. Sterling from North America is fine silver ( .999 pure) a .925 % and copper makes of the rest of the alloy. Other locations will ofter mix fine silver with nickel. I assume whatever metal your ring is made of it oxidizing and the oxidation is rubbing off onto your skin causing a green mark to show.
Is a piece of jewelry marked silver really sterling?
Not necessarily.Firstly, it doesn't say "sterling", it says "silver," if they meant "sterling", they presumably would have stamped it "sterling."Secondly, there's no absolute guarantee that what it says is necessarily true.
True or false A color that is called saturated is the pure or vivid version of that color?
True
Are Table sugar and table salt are pure substances true or false?
it is not true it is a chemical reaction
Is the following sentence true or false gold alloys are much harder than pure gold?
True. Pure gold is a very soft metal.
What is rodium plated sterling silver?
Rhodium, from the platinum family, is a metal that does not tarnish. It is plated over silver so that you do not have to clean it as often. It is much shinier than silver though, a true lover of sterling silver may not like the shine of rhodium.
