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Mystery of Prussian and Turnbull’s Blue Revealed (Part 2)

Mystery of Prussian and Turnbull’s Blue Revealed (Part 2)

  Crystal Structure In Part 1 of the Prussian blue discussion, we noted that Prussian Blue (PB) : FeIII[FeII(CN)6] – (also known as ferric ferrocynanide)Turnbull’s Blue (TB) : FeII[FeIII(CN)6] – (also known as ferrous... Read More
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Prussian Blue… What is it?

Prussian Blue… What is it?

The discovery of Prussian blue is credited to a German paint maker called Diesbach in 1706. Diesbach, who worked in Berlin, was attempting to create cochineal red lake in his laboratory.... Read More
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