Definder - what does the word mean?

What is Fry's Reagent?

a mixture of copper chloride and hydrochloric acid.

hmm well i'm not quite sure what it does exactly, go look it up if you really need to know.

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Fry's Reagent - video

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Fry's Reagent - what is it?

A mixture composed of Hydrochloric acid, Copper (II) Cloride, Ethanol and water. It's used by forensic scientists for certian etchings and to corrode away certian metals.

Composition of Fry's Reagent:

30 ml H2O
40 ml HCL
25 ml ethanol
5 g CuCl2

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