Elements: Silver

Why does silver tarnish? How can we use chemistry to clean silver the easy way?

[fallensoul]

Amazing video! I'm doing a research paper for school and this helped a lot! Thank you so much, and keep making more fantastic videos!

[ПашаНескажуфамилию]

Hello! Is it possible to remove the silver coating from the parts used in electronics and electrical engineering by the electrolytic method? Dimension of parts in length: from 10 to 30 mm; in width: from 3 to 10 mm; in height: from 0.6 to 3 mm. What acid to use if copper, brass and bronze are used on the basis of details (that is, on what is deposited silver). If you have time to answer, I will be very, very-very grateful :)))

[mtncbt]

It reacts when heated strongly with sulfur but react directly with H2S in air

[mtncbt]

When cleaning, the silver must be in contact with the aluminium and a better electrolyte is sodium hydrogencarbonate (bicarbonate)

[Shroommduke]

read The Disappearing Spoon, very interesting book on the periodic tables chemistry history politics

[mtncbt]

Silver react with hydrogen sulfide. not sulfur

[haydencheung]

Heating sodium chloride (sea salt) in water gives out chlorine gas, which isn't that good to your health lol