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

[Peter Fels And Phoebe Palmer]

good! thanks!

terry l. ridder 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
>>
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