Moontanman Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 What could discolor a platinum ring? My wife's wedding band was discolored by something when she was cleaning up, she said she thought it was chlorine bleach, would that be reasonable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbeMichelson Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Was it reddish-brown? Bleach in water forms the following equilibrium: Cl2 + H2O H+ + Cl− + HClO And since, Pt + 2Cl2--> PtCl4 that could very well be the cause. You can buff it off. Rings are definitely bad to have around chemicals and machinery! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moontanman Posted December 24, 2013 Author Share Posted December 24, 2013 Actually it was a dull gray but a little polish/elbow grease and it came off, still puzzling... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fresh Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 (edited) Was it reddish-brown? Bleach in water forms the following equilibrium: Cl2 + H2O H+ + Cl− + HClO And since, Pt + 2Cl2--> PtCl4 that could very well be the cause. You can buff it off. Rings are definitely bad to have around chemicals and machinery! i am not familiar with chemistry, i just wonder Cl2 + H2O H+ + Cl− + HClO , is it exactly how our tap water is chloridized ?? it produces H, and our tap is full of H ? hydrogen gas is a highly flammable gas. I guess i may be very wrong, PL correct me. Edited January 10, 2014 by fresh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fresh Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Actually it was a dull gray but a little polish/elbow grease and it came off, still puzzling... I am still waiting for the answer of this thread. Unluckily, nobody could come up with an answer..sigh.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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