Silver - surprising jewelry metal which conceals in itself(himself) curative force. From antiquity it is widely used for production of jewelry, ware, ritual utensils. Upon purchase of jewelry, first of all there is question, authenticity threw. On what signs to distinguish the real silver in house conditions?
Instruction
1. For a start surely look at availability of brand and test of metal. This simplest sign, but it does not give 100% of guarantee of authenticity. The brand can easily be forged. But each jewel has to have obligatory availability of this brand.
2. Silver is too heat-conducting metal that is if you squeeze product in hand or lower in boiled water, it instantly to become the same temperature.
3. By means of sulfuric ointment. If you smear product with sulfuric ointment which freely is on sale in pharmacies, and will leave at several o'clock, then at silver product this place on which ointment lay has to turn black.
4. It is also possible to use iodine, chalk, special reactant "the silver test", reaction to which will be similar reaction to sulfuric ointment.
5. Rub silver thing in hands if after that palms remain clean, then it speaks about quality of metal. And if hands are soiled, then most likely silver is diluted with zinc.
6. Availability of silver sputtering can be checked by means of normal needle. If to harrow product needle, then the sputtering will slip, having bared metal. Usually use brass which has reddish color.