You are given a metal sample that you are told is gold. Explain in a step-by-step procedure exactly how you could (a) determine if the metal is actually gold and (b) determine the purity of the gold if you know what other metals may be present. Write out your answer in a clear and well supported paragraph.

The answer is provided below

Explanation:

To determine the metal is gold we will use the following steps

Take a full water container

Place the metal in the container

Collect the water that spills out due to the placement of the metal

measure the mass of collected water.

Calculate the value in terms of the density of water, it will be the volume of metal.

Calculate the mass of the metal

Use the following formula to calculate the density of the metal

Density = Mass / Volume

Now compre the resulted density to the density of pure gold.