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Subject: Cu + HCl -> CuCl2

From: Adam Seychell <adam_seychell@...>
Date: 2003-04-17

hi Grant,

I'm just letting you know that I'm doing another test reacting
copper and HCl. Its been about 30 hours now and the copper mass
is already 60% of original mass. The 1st 23 hours was just left
stagnant in open air, and the solution went a fairly dark color
over that time (you could still see through about 2 centimeters
of it). After 23 hrs I added more acid (HCl @ 5.5Molar) and
bubbled air. I'll post the results when all the copper has dissolved.

I cannot say what is happening with your solution. If the liquid
is still relatively clear after all these days then there must be
something terribly wrong.