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The Hive => Chemicals & Equipment => Topic started by: slick14 on March 03, 2003, 10:45:00 PM

Title: cupric chloride in the real world
Post by: slick14 on March 03, 2003, 10:45:00 PM

what use is cupric chloride used for in the real world?

Title: chemical synthesis
Post by: Aurelius on March 03, 2003, 10:51:00 PM

synthesis, catalyzation,ETCHING etc.  oh, and making people ask questions.

UTFSE!!!!!!!

"The two approaches are most clearly differentiated by the fact that the Ammoniacal etch uses proprietary chemicals, whereas the Cupric Chloride etchant uses basic chemicals."

http://www.pcbfab.com/iepart1.html (http://www.pcbfab.com/iepart1.html)

Synthesis of the Copper compounds:

http://www.cda.org.uk/megab2/general/useofcu/other.htm (http://www.cda.org.uk/megab2/general/useofcu/other.htm)

Title: thanks for pointing swis in the right ...
Post by: slick14 on March 13, 2003, 08:10:00 AM

thanks for pointing swis in the right direction.  also found that it is used in fireworks sweeeeeeeet

Title: Make your own
Post by: Vibrating_Lights on March 14, 2003, 03:40:00 PM

Add an equimolor ammount of CUSO4 to CaCL2 both dissolved in H2O.  When you add them together CaSO4 will percipitate.  FIlter the CaSOr off and evaporate the liquid to give a  green powder.  Rxtyalize before you use it in any synth.
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Title: HCl?
Post by: urushibara on March 18, 2003, 10:02:00 AM

I might get myself bad karma for this, but wouldn't you get CuCl if you stuck some copper into a bowl of HCl solution?

Title: Boiling
Post by: Aurelius on March 18, 2003, 10:07:00 PM

I think you have to boil the solution to get it to give a chloride.  (even then, I'm not sure the yields of each chloride or which is formed)