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Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Dale J. Chatham" <dale@...>
wrote:
>
> I'm guessing, drawing on high school and college chemistry.
>
> H2O2 + HCl + Cu -> 2H20 + CuCl
> Unreacted H2O2 and HCl remain in solution.
>
> HCl + NaOH -> NaCl + H2O
>
> You are very unlikely to produce H2O2 in the reaction with HCl and
NaOH,
> IMO.
>
> My guess is that you have CuCl as the blue sludge. I suppose it
could
> be CuOH, but you'd have to convince yourself that Cu would rather
bond
> with OH. A smell of chlorine when you are reacting would be a
clue, or
> bubbles and a yellow gas.
>
Thanks for your relpy. Your correct, I don't know why I typed HCl _
NaOH = NaCl + H2O2, H2O2 is Hydrogen Peroxide. So the thinking is
that the Blue sludge is CuCl, and the clear liquid at the top is salt
water?