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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] CuCl

From: Adam Seychell <a_seychell@...>
Date: 2005-03-02

Naveed Alam wrote:
> I bought a copper board. The shop-keeper also gave
> CuCl but that is in the solid form. Can anyone tell me
> about the proportions of water and this solid used to
> prepare solution for etching. Can I also use some
> other chemical to improve the etching process or make
> it faster. It's black in colour. Is it OK?

Ask the the shop keeper. The molecular formula for CuCl is Cu2Cl2, and
is called cuprous chloride or copper(I) chloride, its a white powder,
unstable in water and oxygen and even decomposes in light. How do you
know its CuCl ?

Adam