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pcm81:
Usually chromic acid CrO3 is used in chomium electroplating and Potassium di-Chromate K(CrO3)2 is used in chromate conversion of zinc plating. I am wondering if Aqueous solutions of these two chemicals can be used interchangeably for these 2 processes. I believe Sulfuric acid is also used i the solutions and naturally concentration for electroplating bath will be different from concentration for zinc/chromium conversion bath.

chenbeier:
Pottasium dichromate is K2Cr2O7, what is equal to K2CrO4*CrO3 (pottassium chromate  plus one (chromic-VI-oxid) chromic acid molecule.
In plating industry the solution is acidified with sulfuric acid and its call chromic sulfuric acid.

K2CrO4*CrO3 + H2SO4 => 2 CrO3 + K2SO4 + H2O

Higher concentration of the compound is produced directly using CrO3

pcm81:

--- Quote from: chenbeier on March 14, 2019, 11:43:44 AM ---Pottasium dichromate is K2Cr2O7, what is equal to K2CrO4*CrO3 (pottassium chromate  plus one (chromic-VI-oxid) chromic acid molecule.
In plating industry the solution is acidified with sulfuric acid and its call chromic sulfuric acid.

K2CrO4*CrO3 + H2SO4 => 2 CrO3 + K2SO4 + H2O

Higher concentration of the compound is produced directly using CrO3

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Tanks. That actually makes sense. I actually have chomium plating solution CrO3 inH2O (33oz of CrO3/Gal + 0.33oz of H2SO4/gal of H2O) and was debating if i can use that for chromium conversion coating of zinc.

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