ferric chloride made easy ( was [TheForge] Radio Shack Ferric Chloride )

[Jerry Smith]

Terry,

This does help me a lot,

Thanks,

Jerry


--- "terry l. ridder" <terrylr at blauedonau.com> wrote:

> hello jerry;
> 
> ferric chloride is realy simple to make.
> i use muratic acid (hydrochloric acid) and
> cheap ungalvanized nails. fill a suitable
> container preferrably plastic with a hand
> full of nails. pour enough hcl to cover the
> nails. loosely cover the container. allow
> to set overnight keep adding nails till no
> more nails will dissolve in the acid. the
> brown liquid in the container is a mixture
> of ferric chloride and ferrous chloride.
> i find it works just as well as the store
> brought ferric chloride and is less
> expensive.
> 
> from an old college chemistry book.
> 
> iron(II) chloride a.k.a. ferrous chloride
> 
> 1. dissovling pure iron in hydrochloric acid
>     Fe(s) + 2 HCL(aq) -> FeCl2(aq) + H2(g)
> 
> iron(III) chloride a.k.a. ferric chloride
> 
> 1. dissolving pure iron in a solution of of
> iron(III) chloride
>     Fe(s) + 2 FeCl3(aq) -> 3 FeCl2(aq)
> 
> 2. dissolving iron ore in hydrochloric acid.
>     Fe3O4(s) + 8 HCl(aq) -> FeCl2(aq) + 2 FeCl3(aq)
> + 4 H20
> 
> 3. Upgrading the iron(II) chloride with chlorine
>     2 FeCl2(aq) + Cl2(g) -> 2 FeCl3(aq)
> 
> 
> On Mon, 4 Jun 2007, Jerry Smith wrote:
> 
> > Folks,
> >
> > I have been trying to my local Rat Shack to order
> some
> > of this stuff in for doing Damascus. I was told
> they
> > have these cute little kits for doing PC boards
> with
> > other chemicals in it for $15.95. I said that I
> need
> > the bottles of ferric chloride that they sell, the
> > store manager looked this up on their supply
> website,
> > and said the stuff in the old packaging has been
> > discontinued. So I had them check with other
> stores
> > and they found 4 bottles for me.
> >
> >
> > Real bummer.
> >
> > Jerry
> >
> 
> -- 
> terry l. ridder ><>
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