On Apr 8, 2005, at 2:22 AM, Steve Thompson wrote:
> On Friday 08 April 2005 08:37, Ian White G3SEK wrote:
>> Steve Thompson wrote:
>>> R.Measures wrote:
>>>> The boiling point of anything in a vacuum is lower, but I do not
>>>> know
>>>> how much lower it is for gold. In any case, it would still be above
>>>> the melting point of 1063ºC.
>>>
>>> Can gold leave the grid structure if it's molten but not boiling?
>>
>> Basically, yes - just like water (molten ice) will eventually
>> evaporate
>> completely away at room temperature.
>
> And flow? And get pulled from the surface by anode potential?
Probably, but a moderate number of gold melt-balls lodge onto the
cathode.
>
> Steve
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