✅ SOLVED what is that smell!

[jeff0172]

I have a pretty odd question for you guys I was cleaning my silver like I always do with warm water foil salt and bakeing soda well this time a odd smell accured it smells like rotten eggs anyone know why this happened?

 

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[smokeythecat]

Rotten egg smell is sulfur, most likely coming off the gunk on the silver.

 

[taz42o]

The tarnish that collects on objects made of silver is silver sulfide, a black solid. Tarnish forms from trace amounts o f h y d r o g e n s u l f i d e present in the atmosphere. Rotten egg odor is hydrogen sulfide gas being released as the tarnish is dissolved.

 

[Ammonhotep]

Well-played, taz.

Green check, please!

 

[jeff0172]

i did not know that thank you guys. can this happen to some white gold also since white gold contains some silver?

 

[63bkpkr]

Interesting question, interesting answer! This aroma also happens when a government without spending limits asks for more of your silver so they can keep doing what they want too. IMHO...............63bkpkr

 

[Erik in NJ]

I read this thread because my wife often asks me the same question, though her question has nothing to do with silver!

 

[cudamark]

I blame it on the dog!

 

[AU Seeker]

I blame it on the dog!