An Inexpensive Electrodeposition Device and Its Use in a Quantitative Analysis Laboratory Exercise

This experiment describes the construction of a simple apparatus for effecting the electrodeposition of nickel onto a tared copper electrode. Results are compared to the determination of nickel by the classical gravimetric precipitation of the dimethylglyoxime complex.

The full citation is here: Parker, R. H.  J. Chem. Educ. 2011, 88, 1428–1430 and a link to the article is provided below (subscription to the journal required).

http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ed101202t

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David Harvey

Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry at DePauw University

David T. Harvey is a Professor Emeritus of Chemistry and Biochemistry at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, where he has been a dedicated faculty member since 1986. Over his nearly four-decade career, Dr…
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