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Dissolving silver metal with ammonium thiosulfate
So I have been researching ways to remove silver nitrate from skin I have a couple stains on my skin
Silver dissolves in sodium cyanide well known
Can it be removed with potassium ferricyanide as this has a cyinide group
Also can I remove the stain with ammonium thiosulfate
Supposidly used for desolving gold
[Edited on 12-2-2017 by symboom]
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I would try thiosulfate long before CN or ferricyanide! Could use Na or NH4 thiosulfate. Both probably work. Thiosulfate will complex with Ag and make
something soluble.
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Quote: Originally posted by pantone159 ![](images/xpblue/lastpost.gif) | I would try thiosulfate long before CN or ferricyanide! Could use Na or NH4 thiosulfate. Both probably work. Thiosulfate will complex with Ag and make
something soluble.
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In silver halide photography thiosulphate is used to remove silver halide via a complex leaving the grains of silver untouched. From memory to remove
the silver with thiosulphate it had to be oxidised first to a halide.
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The stains will wear off by themselves. The outer layers of your skin are constantly being sloughed off and replaced, and the stained ones will be
gone in a week or so. No sense trying to scrub it off with cyanide when all you have to do is wait.
Please remember: "Filtrate" is not a verb.
Write up your lab reports the way your instructor wants them, not the way your ex-instructor wants them.
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Quote: Originally posted by DraconicAcid ![](images/xpblue/lastpost.gif) | The stains will wear off by themselves. The outer layers of your skin are constantly being sloughed off and replaced, and the stained ones will be
gone in a week or so. No sense trying to scrub it off with cyanide when all you have to do is wait. |
This is your best option, unless you have a job interview or a major event within the next 5 days, I'd just wait.
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Quote: Originally posted by DraconicAcid ![](images/xpblue/lastpost.gif) | The stains will wear off by themselves. The outer layers of your skin are constantly being sloughed off and replaced, and the stained ones will be
gone in a week or so. No sense trying to scrub it off with cyanide when all you have to do is wait. |
I also have stains on my table that need to be removed
Also maybe potassium ferrocyanide
I.just dont want to buy it and find out it doesnt work
[Edited on 13-2-2017 by symboom]
[Edited on 13-2-2017 by symboom]
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