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<p>[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 2022510, member: 27832"]Yeah, as long as it's a more active metal than copper. Steel is, and zinc most definitely is. The results aren't very good, though; instead of making a smooth, dense, compact layer, it tends to be loose and furry.</p><p><br /></p><p>Similarly, if you dip copper in silver nitrate solution, the copper "displaces" silver, meaning silver replaces some of the copper. Hang a copper wire in the solution, and it'll turn into a tiny silver Christmas tree, with silver branches growing out from the wire.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 2022510, member: 27832"]Yeah, as long as it's a more active metal than copper. Steel is, and zinc most definitely is. The results aren't very good, though; instead of making a smooth, dense, compact layer, it tends to be loose and furry. Similarly, if you dip copper in silver nitrate solution, the copper "displaces" silver, meaning silver replaces some of the copper. Hang a copper wire in the solution, and it'll turn into a tiny silver Christmas tree, with silver branches growing out from the wire.[/QUOTE]
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