How much gold for plating?


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Posted by Graham W. on April 25, 2002 at 20:48:14:

I am currently enrolled in an AP Chemistry class at our school and I learned how to dissolve gold in solution and learned about electroplating by electrolysis, which I think is how mouthpieces are plated. It is the same process used when chrome plating as well. Anyways, as a tuba player and a curious chemist I feel compelled to attempt to plate the rim of my mouthpiece with gold just for the heck of it. I am just wondering how much gold it takes to cover the rim of a mouthpiece. I would imagine not a lot but also, where could one go about getting a small amount of gold for this? What are Fort Knox's business hours? Thanks for any help.

Graham W.


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