A man went door to door posing as a goldsmith He promised to bring back the glitter of the old and dull ornaments An unsuspecting lady gave a set of gold bangles to himwhich he dipped in a particular solution The bangles sparkled like new but their weight was reduced drastically The lady was upset but after a futile argument the man beat ahasty retreat Can you play the detective to find out the nature of the solution he had used?

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A man went door to door posing as a goldsmith He promised to bring back the glitter of the old and dull ornaments An unsuspecting lady gave a set of gold bangles to him
which he dipped in a particular solution The bangles sparkled like new but their weight was reduced drastically The lady was upset but after a futile argument the man beat a
hasty retreat Can you play the detective to find out the nature of the solution he had used?

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