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Why do diluted sulfuric acid and hydrogen peroxide etch copper only when chloride ions are present?

I've mixed 30 ml 10% sulfuric acid with 20 ml 3% hydrogen peroxide and put a drop of this solution onto copper foil. The solution quickly removed the oxide layer from the copper but did not dissolve ...
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Production of hypoclorous acid by salt water electrolysis: requesting tips [closed]

I wish to use commonly available perfume ultrasonic nebulizers/diffusers to "fog" my working environment with hypoclorous acid, to obtain full coverage (ish) disinfection, albeit slowly. I also wish ...
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