Palladate special

A substitute may be prepared thus 0 05 gram palladous chloride is placed in a special shaking flask with 50 c.c, of 50 per cent, alcohol and 1 or 2 c c. of 1 per cent, aqueous solution of gum-arabic, the weight of gum being about one-fourth the weight of the palladous chloride. On shaking this mixture in an atmosphere of hydrogen the chloride is reduced with formation of a black solution of colloidal platinum, which is rendered stable by the small quantity of gum present. 

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