Silberbesteck mit Soda reinigen

Cleaning silver utensils with soda

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ByKlaus Ruppersberg
Original languageGerman
Published inNaturwissenschaften im Unterricht - Chemie, 30(170)
Pages49-50
Editor (Publisher)Friedrich Verlag
ISSN0946-2139, 0340-5479
Publication statusPublished – 03.2019

Silver cutlery becomes dark after some time and sometimes even black. Since this does not look very nice, there are several ways to clean it. In contrast to the use of "silver cleaning cloths", the variant described here is less labor-intensive, but you must pay attention: Wear protective goggles, as soda is alkaline! Please do not use scouring powder or soda, as this will cause scratches or hydrogen sulfide formation!