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yes Depends a little on what you mean by "real" silver. It's a lot of silver in them, but there is some percentage of other metals to make the silver more malleable and more suited for making medals of.
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What are 3 metals in olympic medals?
Gold, silver, bronze
Is Thailand in olympic games 2008?
2 gold metals and 2 silver metals 2golds is from weightlifting and boxing 2 gold metals and 2 silver metals 2golds is from weightlifting and boxing
Are olympic gold medals gold?
Olympic gold metals are no longer made of solid gold. They do still contain gold, but are made of mostly silver.
What are gold and silver?
Gold, Silver and Bronze are medals given to the winners of the first, second and third places, respectively, in the Olympic tournaments. They are named after their respective metals.
Odd one out in gold silver bronze and iron and why?
Iron - the rest are metals used in olympic medals.
What is the value of a 2010 olympic bronze metal?
Yes, All metals are of the same value. They count the total metals, Not the gold, silver and bronze separately.(which i find dumb)So the country with the most metals wins.
Are gold olympic medals real gold?
Gold Olympic medals are real gold, but they are not all gold. They are usually just coated with gold. The rest of the medal is usually silver. There are standards as to how much gold is actually on the gold medals.
What are the different types of medals?
Different metals are Platinum. Gold. Silver, or silver-gilt, which is in fact used for Olympic “gold medals” Bronze. Pewter. Copper. Tin. Iron.
How silver is in an Olympic silver medal?
the olympic is all silver nothing else
What are olympic metals made of?
The Olympic medals are designed especially for each individual Olympic Games by the host city's organizing committee. Each medal must be at least three millimeters thick and 60 millimeters in diameter. Also, the gold and silver Olympic medals must be made out of 92.5 percent silver, with the gold medal covered in six grams of gold. (sjt)
Which metals is used to make summer olympic medals?
Olympic gold medals are not pure gold. Instead, they are made up of 92 percent silver, then plated with six grams of gold. Olympic silver medals are also not made out of pure silver. This is because pure silver is too soft for production. Instead, sterling silver, which is a mixture of 92.5 percent silver and 7.5 percent copper, is used. Pure bronze isn't used in the olympic bronze medals as its color is too similar to gold and could lead to confusion over which medal to present to the athlete. Copper is used in its place.
What are the the metals in sterling silver?
Sterling silver is 92.5% silver with 7.5% other metals, usually copper.
