The Difference Effect on Aluminum Dissolving in Hydrofluoric and Hydrochloric Acids

Abstract
The positive difference effect was observed during dissolution of high purity aluminum coupled with platinum in 0.05, 0.1, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1.0, and 2.0 hydrofluoric acid at 25°C. The effect was directly proportional to the galvanic current up to 60 ma/cm2, being nearly independent of the concentration of the acid. The proportionality constant, K, was 5.31, corresponding to a polarizability of 77% for the aluminum in hydrofluoric acid.

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