In article <[email protected]. com>, Knighten, Jim L <[email protected]> writes
> The argument you get into is if it starts as trivalent does it stay > trivalent. I'd be quite surprised if it didn't. Hexavalent chromium is a VERY strong oxidizing agent, so oxidizing trivalent to hexavalent requires an even stronger one, otherwise the reaction would go the other way. But stranger things have happened. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. The good news is that nothing is compulsory. The bad news is that everything is prohibited. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Also see http://www.isce.org.uk This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/listserv/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas [email protected] Mike Cantwell [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc

