Using Etching, Electroplating and Lithography as a Laboratory Sequence in Chemistry of Art and Nanotechnology Themed Physical Science Courses

摘要

Copper metal may be etched using ferric chloride and subsequently electroplated with zinc to show a variety of chemical concepts for use in non-science major college courses or in high school chemistry courses. The sequence illustrates a variety of chemical concepts applied in Chemistry and Art and Nanotechnology. The reactions may further be used to demonstrate the formation of alloys as well as the utility of lithography.