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Is there any method to make sure a electroplated layer of iron oxidizes into magnetite (Fe3O4) instead of hematite (Fe2O3)?
I am currently electroplating iron on copper using a DIY setup in my lab. Steel sheet as anode with electrolyte having 5% acetic acid with sodium carbonate to form sodium acetate and added some NaCl ...
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Easiest/Fastest way to obtain a good quantity of fine Iron powder? [closed]
I am wanting to make a reasonable quantity (10-100g) of iron powder that I can use to visualise magnetic fields (by putting the powder in a thin layer between two transparent materials).
The finer the ...
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Rusting of iron is quicker in saline water than in ordinary water [duplicate]
I feel so because, saline water has more more electrons and because of that there will be oxidation will take place faster and hence the overall process will speed up. Is this explanation good enough ...
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Trying to understand the chemistry in an iron carbon battery
I am trying to understand the chemistry that occurs in an iron carbon battery during charging.
The negative electrode is iron, the positive electrode is carbon. The electrolyte is iron(II) chloride. ...
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