Good evening all. I am at a bit of an impass and seek a little guidance.I started a test run of some foils that I peeled off the boards over 20 years ago and put in an AP solution,well, let me make a long story short....what I really want to know is how to test my stannous solution (2.2 gr Sn dissolved in 20 ml hcl). I was attempting to get some gold to make my standard solution for testing as per holkes but ran into a few problems along the way so am at a complete stop at moment....am documenting my progress but feel I can deal with it at moment.
my question is,if I dissolve 1 or 2 gold wires recovered from ic chips (Thank you patnor) in 2 drops of hcl and 1 drop of cl,will this be enough gold in solution that I can see a reaction and know that ive made my stannous properly? I wont loose anything as that drop can go in my stock pot.....but ive never seen the reaction in person and would like to.
If what ive learned so far counts ,I doubt I could ever loose values in the cucl2 ive created,however believe it or not,could not find NaOH to make a titration solution to test saturation at a single store in my closest town....even went to the hippy place...apparently they don't make soap anymore.
bottom line is ,I'm finding that the math is just as,if not more , important than the process,but I would still like to test each step of the way. thanks for your knowledge.
Glen
my question is,if I dissolve 1 or 2 gold wires recovered from ic chips (Thank you patnor) in 2 drops of hcl and 1 drop of cl,will this be enough gold in solution that I can see a reaction and know that ive made my stannous properly? I wont loose anything as that drop can go in my stock pot.....but ive never seen the reaction in person and would like to.
If what ive learned so far counts ,I doubt I could ever loose values in the cucl2 ive created,however believe it or not,could not find NaOH to make a titration solution to test saturation at a single store in my closest town....even went to the hippy place...apparently they don't make soap anymore.
bottom line is ,I'm finding that the math is just as,if not more , important than the process,but I would still like to test each step of the way. thanks for your knowledge.
Glen