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Because Platinum is so unbelievably expensive that chances are, it's nickel. You probably mean Palladium, not Platinum. The only way to tell for sure is to do a scratch test at a jewelry store where they will scratch a microscopic bit off the metal off and react it with a chemical to test it.

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One way to distinguish between scrap nickel and platinum is by their appearance. Platinum is usually a bright white metal, while nickel has a darker, more silver color. Additionally, you can conduct specific gravity or acid tests to further verify the metal's identity.

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Nickel can be extracted from scrap using a process called pyrometallurgy or hydrometallurgy. In pyrometallurgy, the scrap is heated to high temperatures in the presence of oxygen to oxidize impurities, leaving behind metallic nickel. In hydrometallurgy, the scrap is dissolved in an acid solution, and then the nickel is selectively precipitated or extracted using chemical agents.


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