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Title: Silver Crystals!
Post by: XIXTRUMP on December 19, 2010, 10:52:19 PM

I designed a chemical procedure to obtain silver crystals a year ago. I want to share some pics about the result I obtained.

(https://www.chemicalforums.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg5.imageshack.us%2Fimg5%2F9892%2F75221249561716919116575.jpg&hash=dd8bbb3d4bb1a19559ebc76ae62b04ce45cd2ff3)

Soft and beautiful  ;D

Title: Re: Silver Crystals!
Post by: MissPhosgene on December 22, 2010, 09:29:40 PM

Silver is a metal.

Title: Re: Silver Crystals!
Post by: AWK on December 23, 2010, 02:51:28 AM

Quote from: MissPhosgene on December 22, 2010, 09:29:40 PM

Silver is a metal.

Metals also form crystals
http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/imgmay09/S15.jpg

Title: Re: Silver Crystals!
Post by: NTUstudent on December 23, 2010, 08:04:55 AM

beautiful

Title: Re: Silver Crystals!
Post by: ardbeg on December 23, 2010, 06:46:53 PM

looks like the stuff that precipitates when i use Ag2O to bring a benzylic aldehyde to carboxylic acid.

Title: Re: Silver Crystals!
Post by: AWK on December 24, 2010, 02:07:13 AM

Quote from: ardbeg on December 23, 2010, 06:46:53 PM

looks like the stuff that precipitates when i use Ag2O to bring a benzylic aldehyde to carboxylic acid.

In this reaction some silver is formed.

Title: Re: Silver Crystals!
Post by: ardbeg on December 24, 2010, 04:02:04 AM

That would be expected, yes.

Title: Re: Silver Crystals!
Post by: Fleaker on December 25, 2010, 05:54:25 PM

Looks like cement silver--obtained quite easily from AgNO₃ solution (with some free nitric acid) to which a copper plate or wire is added.

Title: Re: Silver Crystals!
Post by: vmelkon on January 21, 2011, 12:28:54 PM

I like it. I have made copper crystals just by having a copper(II) salt and aluminum.

Title: Re: Silver Crystals!
Post by: wildebeestdivision on January 26, 2011, 11:20:36 PM

That's awesome. Sometimes it hurts when I pee and that stuff comes out.