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[*] posted on 8-7-2008 at 05:44
Looking for a cheap Pd salt source!


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[*] posted on 8-7-2008 at 12:42


1. Try ebay
2. Buy an ounce (or less) of palladium metal off ebay (or your local coin store), treat it with aqua regia (H2PdCl4), then treat it with conc. ammonia to give PdCl2(NH3)2.
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[*] posted on 8-7-2008 at 13:00


http://cgi.ebay.com/Palladium-ll-Chloride-PdCl2-5-Grams-LAB_...

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Seriously though, how cheap of palladium are you looking for?




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[*] posted on 8-7-2008 at 14:27


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PALLADIUM-CHLORIDE-60-PD-1GM_W0QQitemZ... Uk ebay, 1g in sealed ampoule :P
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[*] posted on 9-7-2008 at 06:48


as for the price, i had a source priced at 7 EUR/g of PdCl2. anything in that range would be welcome.



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[*] posted on 9-7-2008 at 09:11


Palladium, the least noble of the platinum group metals, already dissolves in plain HNO3, giving mixed Pd(II) and Pd(IV) species.
Repeatedly evaporating the resulting nitrate salt with HCl results in PdCl2 since Pd(IV) is a strong enough oxidiser to oxidise HCl to Cl2 at 100°C.

So all you really need is some of the metal.

[Edited on 9-7-2008 by garage chemist]




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[*] posted on 9-7-2008 at 09:50


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Originally posted by garage chemist
So all you really need is some of the metal.


if i had the time and motivation i would probably do so, but i do not.




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[*] posted on 9-7-2008 at 09:54


Check your U2U.



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[*] posted on 26-7-2009 at 18:40


Quote: Originally posted by garage chemist  
Palladium, the least noble of the platinum group metals, already dissolves in plain HNO3, giving mixed Pd(II) and Pd(IV) species.
Repeatedly evaporating the resulting nitrate salt with HCl results in PdCl2 since Pd(IV) is a strong enough oxidiser to oxidise HCl to Cl2 at 100°C.

So all you really need is some of the metal.

[Edited on 9-7-2008 by garage chemist]


Is it really that easy? How long would it take to dissolve a coin in nitric acid?

Edit: How many times would it take to ensure all the palladium is II instead of IV?

[Edited on 27-7-2009 by basstabone]
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