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Colour of Gold

What is the colour of gold? The colour sually known is yellow, but it could be red or blue.
The alchemists in the late17th century created ruby glass, glass that turned red when gold is added to its composition.

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00:03:00

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SD

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Color

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Sound

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French
English

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Full HD

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