Silver has long been classified as one of the precious metals and is valuable in its pure form. Earrings are nowadays on the peak of the popularity. So it is necessary to know how to identify sliver earrings.
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How to identify silver earrings
2010-10-12 08:28:31
Silver is a white, lustrous and popular metal.It has been used for many years. Silver earrings are especially more popular than other.Since pure silver or fine silver is too soft to be used as it is, other durable metals such as copper and nickel are incorporated with it. If you are planning to buy sterling silver jewelry, you should bear in mind that it should contain 92.5% of pure silver and 7.5% of metal or alloy, usually copper.
The history of this graceful detail of female image goes far deep into the ancient times when our primitive ancestors tried to protect themselves from malicious spirits wearing various Luckily, there is a way to tell if a piece of silver earrings is, in fact, pure silver.
As a fact of silver platinum are not magnetic So you can act a magnet test t. Thus, if the sterling silver jewelry is attracted to the magnet, then it does not hold any silver value. You can even distinguish its authenticity by simply picking it up and discern whether it is light or heavy. If you compare it to an item known as authentic sterling silver, try to determine if it has the same weight. The third way is that you can test the jewelry with nitric acid. Nitric acid is a harsh industrial chemical that will discolor non-silver items because it is high in copper content. Add a drop of nitric acid to an area of the sterling silver jewelry, which cannot be seen after the test. If that part of the jewelry turns green, then you can be sure that the piece is not sterling or any type of silver for that matter.
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