Hello,
I'm new to this board so pleas be gentle to me ^^
About a week ago I tried to copper plate a wrech which I had found in my toolbox. I used a Coppersulfate Solution, a copper wire as *Anode* and a 6V / 1,5 A DS Power Supply. I was so confused this day that I swapped the electrodes and havent realised that this Wrench was Chrom plated. So I ended up having my Wrench as an anode. After a few seconds something has formed which looked like a dark green liquid. I stopped this whole process and tooked the wrench out. I looked at the wrench and saw a yellowish drop of this solution. The first thing I googled was "Green Chromium Compound". But the drop at the wrench confused me. I could have been wrong because I was quit in panic. So I ended up tossing the solution all over me, my desk, clothes and floor. Could it easily be Chromate which formed? I read about "chrome stripping" online where people used a NaOh solution which is said to produce hexavalent chromium. In another post I found someon who said "HCL = Trivalent, NaOh = Hexavalent". So the oxidation state affected by the pH level?
And finally: Should I worry or would it be ok to take a shower and clean everything with windex? It realy wasnt a lot. I can post a picture of the wrench an the affected area. Im just a little bit paranoid. Wont like to get greeted with cancer due to a silly mistake.
I am happy if someone could help me. Tried in different german forums but nobody had a clue.
Sorry for my bad writing. Im from germany so english is just my second language ^^