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Turn a penny into gold with common chemicals B 3:18

This science experiment will show you how to turn a penny into gold with common chemicals. This video tutorial will demonstrate turning the copper penny into a silver penny and into a gold cent. All you need to make gold pennies is sodium hydroxide (also known as lye), zinc powder, a small glass beaker with some distilled water in it, a clean copper penny, a couple of measuring spoons, and a glass stirring rod.

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A Mental Cashew <-- xbl gamertag (1) 3/5/09 3:59 PM
does it have to be a glass stirring rod?...
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firehead (-16) 3/7/09 6:13 PM
I sold it to my friend for 30 dollars!
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kingbobshayethe3rd (8) 3/17/09 2:30 PM
looks like brass
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mightb1 (-1) 4/18/09 6:07 PM
is it real gold?!
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monkeychipsx2 2/4/10 10:28 AM
Of course it isn't real gold. He's not an alchemist. By gold and silver he means the colors, not the elements.
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