How to electroplate silver on copper using silver nitrate
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- Опубликовано: 16 авг 2014
- Electroplating silver over copper takes a bit of skill and art to master. This video shows the very basic technique required to silver plate a copper penny using a solution of silver nitrate and a silver coin.
Congratulations, I think I recognized the voice and hands from other video demonstrations of a real chemist.
i simply wished to thank you for your video. it covered what to do AND the science details etc. ty :)
Excellent video, I'm going to try a similar procedure.
You made it look easy haha awesome 👏
This was quite interesting. I'm planning on plating a homemade watch case. I'll get my chemistry teacher to help with the specifics.
+InForAPenny2010 I have a commemorative collector coin that is just plain steel metal and I tried to gold plate it direct which it obviously won't take. To electroplate it Gold or Silver do I need to electroplate it copper first, then electroplate gold or silver of choice or is there a better way?
I just left a copper penny on a silver nitrate solution for some hours, then I removed the penny and it was coated with silver like the coin you used
Nice job!!! Have you tried this method on other metals like brass? I woul like to re-plate a flute, hope this method works!
Can you quantify a little bit of silver nitrate? What concentration are you using? How much did you add to what volume of water?
very nice bro.
How long can the solution be used and how to store it
Can you use vinegar instead of deionized water?
Hello, many thanks for the video. Excellent! I guess the lower the current the more refined/detailed will be the finished item? This may sound very strange but years ago a metallurgist told me liquorice could be added to the electrolyte? I don’t know how true? So, the longer you leave it the greater the deposit and the thicker the plate. There must be a way of calculating the mass of silver transferred , hence the thickness of plate per init surface area?
nice one....I like it
What reaction takes place?
I'm from India.can I do silver plating on silver? Please reply.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't we use Silver Nitrate to prevent infection in newborn's eyes (Gonorrhea), cauterize, and heal oral ulcers? I believe it was diluted, but... I think there was also some research into using it to sterilize women. It may have been used for warts too. Long term exposure can cause eye damage and is a skin and eye irritant, but I'm not certain about toxicity. One result is blue/purple skin, but it hasn't been studied for causing cancer. Could you cite a source for toxicity?
Nice. I'm gonna silver plate a mech mod...outside cause I'm assuming this makes fumes
Will this work with brass?
I tried this on a silver quarter with copper edges... wanted to coat the edges of the copper clad coin so it appears to be all silver. black coated the coin but after agitation fell off and left copper edge uncoated. Do you know why this did not work? Thanks~!