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How can I make Iron (III) Chloride? (Ferric Chloride etchant)?

From Hydrochloric Acid (Muriatic acid) and Steel wool?

What is the ratios of combinations and procedure to make, about 1 litre of this stuff?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Hydrochloric acid and steel wool will make iron(II) chloride, not iron(III) chloride. An oxidising agent is required. FeCl3 can be made by the direct reaction of iron and chlorine gas.

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