To dissolve silver plate, you can use a solution of nitric acid. Be sure to handle nitric acid with caution, as it is a strong acid and can be hazardous. It is recommended to carry out this procedure in a well-ventilated area and wear appropriate safety gear.
No, hydrochloric acid (HCl) will not dissolve silver. Silver is resistant to corrosion by most acids, including HCl.
I assume you are thinking of taking a bunch of old silver plated items, removing the silver and selling it as sterling. However, it's not feasible to do that. There are acids that will dissolve the silver, but all of them will also dissolve the copper or brass underneath the silver plate, so you will still have to send it to a refiner before you can sell it. The cost of the acid plus the cost of the refiner is approximately 42 times the value of the silver you would obtain, making it economically unfeasible to make a profit from removing the silver from silver plated items.
Silver chloride and lead (II) chloride do not dissolve well in water.
Yes, hydrogen peroxide can dissolve silver over time due to its oxidizing properties. It reacts with the silver to form silver oxide, which can then dissolve into the hydrogen peroxide solution. However, this process is relatively slow and may not be practical for use as a primary method of dissolving silver.
Copper electrode will dissolve in water to form copper ions, while silver electrode will not dissolve in water as silver is relatively unreactive. Copper ions will be present in the water solution after dissolving the copper electrode.
It is quadruple silver plate. It's still silver plate, but better quality silver plate.
No, hydrochloric acid (HCl) will not dissolve silver. Silver is resistant to corrosion by most acids, including HCl.
I assume you are thinking of taking a bunch of old silver plated items, removing the silver and selling it as sterling. However, it's not feasible to do that. There are acids that will dissolve the silver, but all of them will also dissolve the copper or brass underneath the silver plate, so you will still have to send it to a refiner before you can sell it. The cost of the acid plus the cost of the refiner is approximately 42 times the value of the silver you would obtain, making it economically unfeasible to make a profit from removing the silver from silver plated items.
Silver chloride and lead (II) chloride do not dissolve well in water.
Yes it will dissolve liberating H2 gas.
Yes, hydrogen peroxide can dissolve silver over time due to its oxidizing properties. It reacts with the silver to form silver oxide, which can then dissolve into the hydrogen peroxide solution. However, this process is relatively slow and may not be practical for use as a primary method of dissolving silver.
No, it has a thin plate of silver on a metal like copper or similar. As a general rule, if it includes the word "Plate"; It's not solid silver.
If the bowl is stamped "sterling," it is genuine sterling silver, not silver plate.
solid silver
Copper electrode will dissolve in water to form copper ions, while silver electrode will not dissolve in water as silver is relatively unreactive. Copper ions will be present in the water solution after dissolving the copper electrode.
does quadruple have any silver in it
No, alpha plate is not silver plate. Alpha plate is a type of base metal plating that contains alpha brass, which typically consists of copper and zinc. Silver plate, on the other hand, is a thin layer of silver that is electroplated onto a base metal.