tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082589251470586657.post1975259887527356353..comments2023-03-21T08:50:27.263-05:00Comments on The Wild Inside: Silver is a nobel metalThe Wild Insidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18374284432250586918noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082589251470586657.post-69246655890971526592009-01-22T11:07:00.000-05:002009-01-22T11:07:00.000-05:00I beg to differ .. having worked as an editor in a...I beg to differ .. having worked as an editor in a previous life, I checked before making that post. From: http://www.wou.edu/las/physci/ch412/activity.htm<BR/><BR/>Electronegative Metals<BR/>Since many metals in this group are not corroded by oxygen, they are called "nobel metals" and are used in coinage and jewelry. Some in this group are slowly oxidized. The oxides formed are not very stable and can be decomposed by heating.<BR/><BR/>As as for my discovery being "nothing new" .. perhaps so; but it was new to me. I was amazed. Still am. Having come from a beading background, I had no formal training in metallurgy.The Wild Insidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18374284432250586918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082589251470586657.post-62818495994244870992009-01-22T10:05:00.000-05:002009-01-22T10:05:00.000-05:00Just so you know, silver is a "noble" metal. Not n...Just so you know, silver is a "noble" metal. Not nobel. Nobel is the name of the guy who discovered what you might call TNT (dynamite) -- and from his name follows the Nobel Prize.<BR/>As for the marvelous finding of plating ... nothing new ... it's done since ancient times. Just some basic chemistry or some wikipedia would give you some easy tips on the plating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com