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Offline metalhead

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chemical bonding of dissimilar metals
« on: November 18, 2011, 11:00:36 PM »
is it possible to chemically bond iron to gold by a ch elating agent such as citric acid in an aquaous solution ?

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Re: chemical bonding of dissimilar metals
« Reply #1 on: November 19, 2011, 06:45:53 AM »
Lets try to break this down so we can understand it better

is it possible to chemically bond

In many cases, yes,

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bond iron to gold

oops, not in this case.  Usually, two metals from a mixture called an alloy.  Something like gold or silver telluride exists, but tellurium is a metaloid.  Something like iron is too metallic.

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by a ch elating agent such as citric acid in an aquaous solution ?

Well, a chelating agent could form a compound with two metals, like sodium calcium EDTA.  But I'd never heard of gold and iron behaving this way.  I think its unlikely, but I doubt the every possible organic molecule has been tried as a chelating agent.

Where are you going with this question?
Hey, I'm not judging.  I just like to shoot straight.  I'm a man of science.

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