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Any SEM with an EDS system will tell you non-destructively if you have tungsten wrapped in gold. X-Ray diffractometry would also do the same. Rutherford Backsca
by raziel2701 8y ago
Any SEM with an EDS system will tell you non-destructively if you have tungsten wrapped in gold. X-Ray diffractometry would also do the same. Rutherford Backscattering spectrometry too. All three of these techniques are non-destructive and the first two are quite common to find at universities.
- detaro 8y agoThat's quite a leap from "you can verify at some other gold dealer" though.
- evgen 8y agoIt is also a very large leap from “let’s just drill it at random locations” that an actual gold dealer will try first if they suspect something like this. The drill bit not going through the bar like butter at the location will probably be the first tip-off.
- lisper 8y agoI guess you and I have different intuitions about the meaning of the word "easy".