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[*] posted on 28-6-2022 at 12:29
Lanthanum metal cleaning

Can anyone suggest an acid I could use to clean lumps of lanthanum metal without dissolving it away?
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[*] posted on 29-6-2022 at 01:47


Let me guess, you ordered some from China and it arrived in saran wrap with the best part of it as oxide ?



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[*] posted on 29-6-2022 at 11:15


It was shipped in Canada, and its just a tarnish layer, its silvery underneath.
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