HTH

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\"SOLUTIONS:
Silver Carbonate Solution
10ml Silver nitrate, 10%
10ml Lithium carbonate, saturated (1.25%)
approx. 150ml Distilled water
10-20 drops Ammonium hydroxide, concentrated
60-70ml Ethyl alcohol, 95% \"

taken from:

http://www.ebsciences.com/staining/silver.htm

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\"The compounds thus formed are silver hydroxide and silver carbonate. Silver hydroxide is unstable and reduces to silver oxide and hydrogen\"

taken from:

http://www.purestcolloids.com/silver_content.htm

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\"Description

A series of reactions is performed in a sequence such that a visible change appears in a system. First, solid silver carbonate precipitate is produced\"

Taken from:

http://129.93.84.115/Chemistry/DoChem/DoChem109.html


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\"Laidlaw\'s Silver Carbonate Method

Solutions:
Sodium Carbonate Solution
Silver Nitrate - 12 g
Saturate Lithium Carbonate Solution (1.33%) - aqueous - 230 mL
Strong ammonia (28%) - about 10 mL\"

Taken from:

http://whitewolf.newcastle.edu.au/techinfo/bio_sols.html



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Well, Mabel good luck