72
/ 100
Mostly True
New Orleans
The website discusses how gold remains untarnished due to the rearrangement of surface atoms, which hinders oxidation. It highlights the role of atomic geometry in preventing oxidation and the instability of gold oxide.
Infact verdict: Mostly True (72/100).
The claims regarding gold's resistance to oxidation due to atomic rearrangement are well-supported by multiple sources, including scientific publications and reputable articles. The evidence indicates that gold's surface atoms rearrange to hinder oxidation, preventing tarnish. This rearrangement significantly slows down the oxidation process, making gold highly resistant to corrosion. However, the specific claim about the square arrangement being better at splitting oxygen than the hexagonal one lacks direct evidence, resulting in a lower score for that claim. Overall, the claims are largely corroborated by scientific findings, leading to a high overall score.
How is this score determined? →Individual claims
82
True
Physics
Atoms on the surface of gold rearrange into a geometry that hinders oxidation.
The claim is supported by multiple sources, including a publication in Physical Review Letters, which states that gold's surface atoms rearrange to suppress oxygen reactions significantly. This is corroborated by other sources explaining gold's resistance to tarnish due to atomic rearrangement.
Fact Check Score
None
Fact Check Weight
0
Web Consensus Score
90
Web Consensus Weight
50
Source Quality Score
90
Source Quality Weight
25
Llm Reasoning Score
85
Llm Reasoning Weight
25
Weighted Total
82
Evidence Summary
2 web sources corroborate the claim, including a publication in Physical Review Letters.
78
Mostly True
Physics
Without rearrangement, gold would begin to oxidize in seconds.
The claim is supported by evidence from a Science News article, which explains that gold's resistance to oxidation is due to surface atom rearrangements. Without this rearrangement, gold would oxidize much faster, as indicated by the research findings.
Fact Check Score
None
Fact Check Weight
0
Web Consensus Score
85
Web Consensus Weight
50
Source Quality Score
85
Source Quality Weight
25
Llm Reasoning Score
80
Llm Reasoning Weight
25
Weighted Total
78
Evidence Summary
1 web source corroborates the claim, explaining the role of atomic rearrangement in preventing rapid oxidation.
Sources
sciencenews.org
29
Mostly False
Physics
The square arrangement of gold atoms is better at splitting oxygen than the hexagonal one.
No direct evidence was found to support the specific claim about the square arrangement being better at splitting oxygen than the hexagonal one. The available evidence discusses gold's atomic arrangements but does not specifically compare these two geometries in terms of oxygen splitting.
Fact Check Score
None
Fact Check Weight
0
Web Consensus Score
None
Web Consensus Weight
50
Source Quality Score
50
Source Quality Weight
25
Llm Reasoning Score
40
Llm Reasoning Weight
25
Weighted Total
29
Evidence Summary
No direct evidence found to support the specific claim about square vs. hexagonal arrangements.
82
True
Physics
Gold oxide is unstable and would likely form only a thin layer of oxide.
The claim is supported by multiple sources, including a Springer Nature article and Wikipedia, which describe gold oxide as unstable and prone to forming only thin layers due to its chemical properties.
Fact Check Score
None
Fact Check Weight
0
Web Consensus Score
90
Web Consensus Weight
50
Source Quality Score
90
Source Quality Weight
25
Llm Reasoning Score
85
Llm Reasoning Weight
25
Weighted Total
82
Evidence Summary
2 web sources corroborate the claim, describing gold oxide's instability.
88
True
Physics
Reconstructed gold oxidizes a billion to a trillion times slower.
The claim is strongly supported by multiple sources, including a Science News article and Scientific American, which report that reconstructed gold oxidizes significantly slower due to atomic rearrangement.
Fact Check Score
None
Fact Check Weight
0
Web Consensus Score
95
Web Consensus Weight
50
Source Quality Score
95
Source Quality Weight
25
Llm Reasoning Score
90
Llm Reasoning Weight
25
Weighted Total
88
Evidence Summary
2 web sources corroborate the claim, explaining the dramatic reduction in oxidation rate.
