How Do You Make Fake Gold From Nickels?
Making fake gold coins from nickels is a fun project. With a few simple steps, you can change a lowly nickel into shiny gold coin. You can fool a person for a moment, until that person realizes that Jefferson’s face graces the coin. Step 1 Select an ovenproof bowl for the project of making a nickel into gold. Fill it with water. Step 2 Measure 1 tablespoon of sodium hydroxide and add it into the water. Add 1 tablespoon per nickel you wish to turn into gold. Be careful not to let the sodium hydroxide touch your skin. Step 3 Add 1/3 tablespoon of zinc to the water and sodium hydroxide and stir. Step 4 Set a nickel into the ovenproof bowl, and place it into a heated oven until the water boils. Remove the bowl when the nickel changes color. Pour the water from the bowl, and put the nickel on a plate. Step 5 Take the nickel from the bowl, and hold it to the flame in the burner with a set of tongs. Your nickel will change to a lovely “gold” coin with Jefferson’s face on its face.
