You will need
- the ingot or pieces of unrefined silver;
- - concentrated nitric acid;
- - concentrated hydrochloric acid;
- - sodium bicarbonate (baking soda);
- - source of open fire;
- - a special oven or other device capable of maintaining the temperature of 1000 degrees Celsius.
Instruction
1
Pick up a piece of silver to clean. Remove all extra (plastics, polymers, crystals) from the surface of the cleaned object. Divide the piece of silver into small portions of 1-3 grams.
2
Pour into a glass jar about a tablespoon of a thirty percent (by volume) nitric acid. Now throw acid in the first portion of the silver and wait until it is completely dissolved.
3
Put the next batch of metal - and so on until all the silver will not be dissolved. Optionally, acid can be added. As a result, you will get a clear solution.
4
The resulting substance to heat to 70 degrees Celsius and, stirring constantly, a thin stream, start to pour ten percent hydrochloric acid. Will precipitate. Continue to stir and add acid until then, until the precipitate ceases to form.
5
Cool the solution to room temperature, a precipitate will appear at the bottom. Place the container with the product overnight in a dark place.
6
Filter and dry the resulting precipitate. Then fuse it with sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) at a temperature of 1000 degrees Celsius. Take about 1.5 grams soda 1 gram of silver.
7
Cool the melt. Now wash metal silver plaque on the surface of ordinary water from the tap.
Note
Be very careful with acids. One little drop, accidentally caught on human skin can cause severe burns. When working with acids continuously ventilate the room stand out with very corrosive gases.
Useful advice
Be prepared for the fact that after cleaning, the substance changed its properties. Pure silver is very soft metal.