SimpleChemist-238
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Separation of metals from Non Lead Solder
I was hoping there was a method for separating the menials in non lead solder. The main metals in solder are Tin, coper indium and silver. The solder
I have is Tin and silver. I guess That if I wanted tin I could just use it as is but can I remove the silver? Maybe adding nitric acid to make tin
oxide and silver nitrate?
[Edited on 28-9-2014 by SimpleChemist-238]
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Then you'd want to remove the silver by adding copper to the silver nitrate to get silver metal. Or you could add salt to precipitate the silver as
AgCl.
[Edited on 28.9.2014 by Brain&Force]
At the end of the day, simulating atoms doesn't beat working with the real things...
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awesome thanks
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I am going to try dissolving the alloy in HCl and whats left over is silver.
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There will also be copper left. It may be tough to see because it a very fine precipitate.
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how well does it act as a electrode
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As far as I remember, dissolving solder in nitric acid, produces hydrated SnO, not Sn2+. This is precipitated as a white to yellowish rather
voluminous precipitate, called tin butter (SnO.xH2O). I used this procedure to separate tin and lead from a piece Sn/Pb solder wire, the lead
remaining in solution.
I imagine the same to happen with alloys of tin and silver, the silver remaining in solution.
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Cool, thank you for the info.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1sq4hnrBgM
"Pretty Tin crystals grown by electrolysis of Tin(II) Chloride solution.
The video is in real time."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Af9GAUYDrlQ
"in the upper lefthand corner (anode) is a chunk of 95/5 tin/antimony electrical solder wrapped in filter paper to catch the bits of antimony that
drop off as the tin dissolves"
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