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In electroplating, a dish is filled with a mixture of water and salt of the metal that is to be used as the coating. The object to be plated, along with a metal bar that is not affected by the bath is immersed into the dish. The object to be coated is connected to the negative terminal of a battery, and the battery is connected to the metal bar. When?æ power is turned on, the electroplating begins to form an alloy on the object to be coated. The longer it is left in the bath, the thicker the coating becomes.

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