What percentage of an Olympic gold medal is actually gold?
A) is correct.
The gold medal for the 2012 Olympic Games is composed of 93 percent silver and just 1.34 percent gold. The rest of the medal is copper. Melted down, the raw materials would be worth about $650.
The gold medal for the 2012 Olympic Games is composed of 93 percent silver and just 1.34 percent gold. The rest of the medal is copper. Melted down, the raw materials would be worth about $650.
