Anyone know how to test for gold chloride (gold salts)?

Question

Anyone know how to test for gold chloride (gold salts)?

Answer 1

Gold chlorie as suggested above probably doesn't exist at normal conditions. BUT if it did adding another salt would no do anything. you may get a precipitate like AgCl as above but then you would have AuNO3. you need to use a metal to replace the gold ions in solution. for example put a 20c peice in the solution and you will plate gold onto it provided there is gold in the solution.

this is a REDOX equation and swapping salts will not show you anything

Answer 2

if there truly were such a thing, it could easily react with silver salts, for example, considering how unreactive gold is

you just need to add silver nitrate, or any other salt you can basically think of!