Akragon, the questions you ask and the (lack of) response to certain questions makes me believe you should not be dealing with chemicals and stop experimenting.
I hope it's that you don't understand the finesse of this field enough to respond properly, and it's not a matter of rudeness.
But you keep coming with specific questions you should not be bothering with at this point.
I understand your head must be spinning with all these processes and reactions with exclusions or small differences with big consequences. like mine when i started this.
first get your goal straight> why are you here? > you have some material and want to get the gold off of it.
now study the processes you think or are told are best suited for the task and stick to that process.
Get the basics right and build up from there. Once you have the experience, you can try changing variables to test something.
I think i gave this advice before: do not do anything with chemicals until you have discussed it with us.
Please stop and study hokes and perform her acquaintance tests to get a feeling how chemicals and metals react to each other under different circumstances.
Then test an alloy or a combined piece of metals.
be safe & have fun.
Martijn.
Well thats a shame but so be it... i thought this was a subforum to "show off your gold, nuggets etc"... i thought it was pretty and "show offable"... and i've taken your advice. Pretty sure i've stated specifically i have a back ground in chemistry. And though i'm learning this i am in no way putting myself at risk.Akragon, thanks for following my advice as I stated in this post:
Good luck experimenting with things you don't understand.
I'm ignoring your post from now on.
We don't delete posts in this forum unless they are totally off topic.Well thats a shame but so be it... i thought this was a subforum to "show off your gold, nuggets etc"... i thought it was pretty and "show offable"... and i've taken your advice. Pretty sure i've stated specifically i have a back ground in chemistry. And though i'm learning this i am in no way putting myself at risk.
I'll be your black sheep though... delete this post IF you deem it necessary
Honestly... i thought he was you...We don't delete posts in this forum unless they are totally off topic.
I think he reacted on asking you to lay back and ask advice and suddenly you show a process in action.
The gallery are usually for refined and melted beads/buttons but there are no rules stopping you showing anything in the earlier phases.
There was no nitric involved, just HCl... so i expected a lot of junk to be left over. This is the second exposure to the acid, it just surprised me how bright it was, and the stark difference in colour between the gold and copper. The first round everything pretty much looked the same. i have no intention on going any further with this... it will be set aside until i can remove all the base metalsWith all the left over base metals it seems your process 1- did not finish or 2- was ended to early. It may be because you’re newer and excited but most of us have come to look at pictures as being a job well done as much as just being pretty to look at.
With all the left over base metals it seems your process 1- did not finish or 2- was ended too here early. It may be because you’re newer and excited but most of us have come to look at pictures as being a job well done as much as just being pretty to look at.
Hcl doesn't dissolve copper very well... if at all... though theres traces of it in left over HCL clearly. Do you think an extended exposure will work? I have nitric being delivered as i type this... soPut it back in HCl and leave it a week or two.
No it does not. But if you bubble air through it it will, as it becomes a Cupric Chloride leach.Hcl doesn't dissolve copper very well... if at all... though theres traces of it in left over HCL clearly. Do you think an extended exposure will work? I have nitric being delivered as i type this... so
amazing! I never even thought of that.... thanks man!No it does not. But if you bubble air through it it will as it becomes a Cupric Chloride leach.
It is correct as you say.Even leaving your beaker exposed to the air the HCl will absorb some oxygen hence the suggestion to leave it for a few weeks , HCl alone will dissolve some gold not much usually depending on the base metals present….
Im guessing that theoretical chemistry says that doesn’t happen but believe me it does.
It is correct as you say.
I think that is the difference between theory and practical application.
When things get complicated stranger things happen.
Took your advice (see... i really do! lol )Even leaving your beaker exposed to the air the HCl will absorb some oxygen hence the suggestion to leave it for a few weeks , HCl alone will dissolve some gold not much usually depending on the base metals present….
Im guessing that theoretical chemistry says that doesn’t happen but believe me it does.
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