copper_corn
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- Feb 26, 2011
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Hey all, long time luker, Second time poster.
I finally got my glass still, and was able to make a few batches of HNO3.
Today I got around to dissolving some sterling rings. I added 22g of 925 to 2parts 55% HNO3 and 1part H2O (distilled ofcorse) total 30ml.
I added some soft heat to finish up the acid, and was left with a bit of silver. I then proceeded to filter, dilute, and add copper to cement out the silver. It was amazing to watch the siver form on the copper :shock: and I thought I was hooked before :lol:
After a while (I forgot to time it) I removed the copper, decanted, and rinsed with H2O. At this point I am stoked with my progress, then I looked to my second beaker, where I had added the copper to sit overnight, and there is a white cloud floating in my solution. At first i thought it was more silver metal, but then i noticed that it was floating.
My question is, is this silver chloride? The water I used was always distilled, and my HNO3 was distilled using KNO3 & H2SO4.
the only way things could have been contaminated, would be from rinsing my glassware with tap water. Is this enough to cause visable silver chloride?
I havent had time to dry and weigh what has dropped, but will post once i get the chance.
Pics attached.
I finally got my glass still, and was able to make a few batches of HNO3.
Today I got around to dissolving some sterling rings. I added 22g of 925 to 2parts 55% HNO3 and 1part H2O (distilled ofcorse) total 30ml.
I added some soft heat to finish up the acid, and was left with a bit of silver. I then proceeded to filter, dilute, and add copper to cement out the silver. It was amazing to watch the siver form on the copper :shock: and I thought I was hooked before :lol:
After a while (I forgot to time it) I removed the copper, decanted, and rinsed with H2O. At this point I am stoked with my progress, then I looked to my second beaker, where I had added the copper to sit overnight, and there is a white cloud floating in my solution. At first i thought it was more silver metal, but then i noticed that it was floating.
My question is, is this silver chloride? The water I used was always distilled, and my HNO3 was distilled using KNO3 & H2SO4.
the only way things could have been contaminated, would be from rinsing my glassware with tap water. Is this enough to cause visable silver chloride?
I havent had time to dry and weigh what has dropped, but will post once i get the chance.
Pics attached.