yar
Well-known member
I mixed a fresh solution of Ap, 100 ml hcl and 50 ml h2o2, and put one silver plated buss bar into solution. Within 24 hrs the bar was completely stripped of Ag which at first was in flake form and then formed AgCl. I believe this occurred due to it being a fresh batch of AP. The AgCl settled to bottom of beaker under the AP.
After reading the thread on conversion of Agcl via NaOH and Karo, I am going to follow lazersteves direction in that thread to convert over to AgO. My question before starting is once I decant the AP should I rinse the AgCl until all AP is washed out and then procede with attempting to convert to AgO? My instinct tells me to wash it to remove as much excess chlorides and base metals as possible before adding the NaOH.
I hope I am heading down the right path here, but either way it has been fun no matter what the outcome and is a good learning experience for me.
After reading the thread on conversion of Agcl via NaOH and Karo, I am going to follow lazersteves direction in that thread to convert over to AgO. My question before starting is once I decant the AP should I rinse the AgCl until all AP is washed out and then procede with attempting to convert to AgO? My instinct tells me to wash it to remove as much excess chlorides and base metals as possible before adding the NaOH.
I hope I am heading down the right path here, but either way it has been fun no matter what the outcome and is a good learning experience for me.