Questions tagged [electroplating]
Electroplating is the process of plating one metal onto another by hydrolysis, most commonly for decorative purposes or to prevent corrosion of a metal. There are also specific types of electroplating such as copper plating, silver plating, and chromium plating.
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Why can higher voltages lead to less efficient electroplating?
I was reading up on electroplating and I came across some things which really confused me:
Faraday's First Law says that the amount of metal plated onto the cathode is proportionate to the current, ...
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Does copper react with HCl when current is present?
Copper does not react with hydrochloric acid, according to many sources. However, I found an experiment posted in a video, which I will try to repeat, that shows a copper pipe dissolving into HCl and ...
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Does electroplating fall off if I disconnect electrolytic cell?
So I understand the basic mechanism of electroplating. I want to ask is there any chance that the electroplating may fall off if I disconnect the electricity supply? As a consequence, should I ...
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Electroplating an iPhone
I thought it would be cool to electroplate the rear case of an iPhone 6 or newer since it's made out of aluminum. It's been a long time since I learned about the topic, so I looked online to research ...
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electroplating with different electrode and electrolyte [closed]
I wanted to make a school project on galvanic
cells and I would like to know of I can make electroplating with electrolyte of $\ce{NaCl}$ to plate let's say a spoon with the sodium from the salt but ...
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Why do we do electrolysis and electroplating using warm electrolyte?
This is a pretty basic question, and I know it has something to do with conductivity, but I'm not quite sure how they are related.
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electroplating process [closed]
I'am not familier with chemisty,& trying electroplating on brass, by using C4 H6 CUO4.H2O.But the result is unsatisfied,am I using right chemical or I have to choose another one.I yes,anyone may ...
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Nickel plating with nickel acetate, nickel chloride, sulfur, saccharin and coumarin
I am a hobbyist trying to learn/apply a nickel electroplating process that I can safely do at my shop. My substrate is a machinable non-stainless steel with unknown carbon content, and I'm looking to ...
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Copper layer doesn't stick after Copper electroplating
I am playing around with copper plating using Copper Sulfate solution with electricity.
I am using 2-2.5 volts as power source and around 100-500 mA.
It is actually a very small container around 100 ...
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What is the difference between copper sulfate and copper sulfate pentahydrate? [closed]
I want to do copper plating and I have seen people using copper sulfate, but also there is copper sulfate pentahydrate.
What is the difference and which one should I use for electroplating?
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Silver electroplating
In most of silver electroplating (or electrorefining) methods, it is mentioned that silver anode is oxidized in aqueous solution of silver nitrate, and that silver is deposited at the cathode (...
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What is the Gibbs Free Energy in Zinc Electroplating?
In zinc electroplating process, where zinc metal (anode) is deposited on an iron plate (cathode), there is no net equation. Then why do we need to apply voltage to the system to produce zinc metal on ...
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Choose electrolyte for electroplating
I am planning to try electroplating a steel ring with copper, than nickel, and than finally gold. It seems to me that this would be as simple as using a bath of HCl for electrolytes and attaching the ...
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Electroplating copper onto steel
I'm rather unfamiliar with chemistry but I want to electroplate steel with copper.
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The cations associate with the anions in the solution. These cations are reduced at the cathode ...
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Could alloys be electroplated onto a substrate?
For example, if I want to electroplate stainless steel onto copper, could that work?
I understand that different ions would need different voltages, but would those lower voltage ions merely make the ...
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