Hey guys so I have tried to do some small practice batches of HCL+Bleach before trying to do a large one. Because last time I tried to do it I was having trouble with remaining copper left over in the solution. I am having the same problem with the test batches. Here is my procedure
-Filter A/P
-Remove as much non gold pieces as I can
-Procede to spray the filter(gold and all) in the funnel with a spray bottle, to remove the green colour.
-Pour hcl through the filter trying to remove any copper
-More water
-I then take the gold including the filter and put it in the hcl+B (I keep the filter in the solution because a lot of the gold is very fine and would be hard to remove)
-I don't have beakers so I use a measuring cup in a pot of boiling water to try to drive off the chlorine
-Boil for 20 min
Now after the boiling and letting it sit for a day, the solution still has a certain green colour about it. Could my method of heating the solution not be enough to remove the chlorine? I am getting some proper glassware soon. Or could the green tint be from remaining copper? When I used stannous it turned purple on the paper about 2 minutes after applying it. I don't know if it is supposed to be instant colour change or not. Any insight would be appreciated
mason
-Filter A/P
-Remove as much non gold pieces as I can
-Procede to spray the filter(gold and all) in the funnel with a spray bottle, to remove the green colour.
-Pour hcl through the filter trying to remove any copper
-More water
-I then take the gold including the filter and put it in the hcl+B (I keep the filter in the solution because a lot of the gold is very fine and would be hard to remove)
-I don't have beakers so I use a measuring cup in a pot of boiling water to try to drive off the chlorine
-Boil for 20 min
Now after the boiling and letting it sit for a day, the solution still has a certain green colour about it. Could my method of heating the solution not be enough to remove the chlorine? I am getting some proper glassware soon. Or could the green tint be from remaining copper? When I used stannous it turned purple on the paper about 2 minutes after applying it. I don't know if it is supposed to be instant colour change or not. Any insight would be appreciated
mason