Trying to test a pin out of some telephone relay pinboard for silver plating, was suggested to cover qin full strength bleach, and look for rapid tarnishing
After an HR in Clorox I couldn't notice any change in appearance, so I decided to add a portion of hcl to solution, vigorous reaction, immediately turning solution bright yellow,
After a few hours, the solution cleared to a light bluish green, the pin was stripped of coating to clean brass, and there was a significant (for a single pin) amount of white solid hanging near the bottom
At this point my thinking is, the white solid is an insoluble metal chloride, either silver or lead,
What can I do to confirm one or the other, for this small test solution, without having to separate and dry the solid?
All chemicals were of standard household concentration, idk if that would qualify this solution as a weak or concentrated acid, in regards to solubility
After an HR in Clorox I couldn't notice any change in appearance, so I decided to add a portion of hcl to solution, vigorous reaction, immediately turning solution bright yellow,
After a few hours, the solution cleared to a light bluish green, the pin was stripped of coating to clean brass, and there was a significant (for a single pin) amount of white solid hanging near the bottom
At this point my thinking is, the white solid is an insoluble metal chloride, either silver or lead,
What can I do to confirm one or the other, for this small test solution, without having to separate and dry the solid?
All chemicals were of standard household concentration, idk if that would qualify this solution as a weak or concentrated acid, in regards to solubility