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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?
Thanks!
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- Gervald FLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
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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