The reason why I am asking it, is because I just don't understand why all documentation on aluminium amalgams use mercuric chloride.
Mercuric acetate is more water soluble than mercuric chloride and should make an even better amalgam with aluminium. I can't see any reason why it
wouldn't work.
If anyone has already tried it, please share your experience.LanthanumK - 15-6-2011 at 14:03
The same website states nothing about mercuric chloride reacting with aluminium, so I don't think this is a matter. I'm just wondering about what
would be this 'yellow insoluble' product it says:
Water soluble. Decomposed by water to form a yellow insoluble product.