Thursday, February 19, 2009

GOLD or PLATINUM which is denser?



Today in school, Mr Lim thinks that GOLD is the densest of all but in the table in our school's textbooks states that platinum is denser than gold but he still thinks that gold is still denser.After much research, I still found out that platinum is heavier than gold and the heavier it is, the denser it would be. So what exactly is the answer-which is denser? Platinum or gold?

Platinum is usually 24 karat, which is 100% gold while Gold is only 18 karat, which is 75% gold and that proves that platinum is truly heavier than gold. It is also stated that platinum is an extremely rare metal which is 60% heavier than gold.

So..I assume that Mr Lim is wrong in the sense that saying gold is denser than platinum.
No worries! d:) everybody makes MISTAKES!

References:
http://www.firenzejewels.com/white-gold-vs-platinum.html