Chloride → Citric Acid

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An activator bath of this invention in its preferred embodiment, comprising 0.0597 gm./l. palladium and 3 gm./l. tin, chloride normality of 3.6N, 7.5 gm./l. tartaric acid and 3.0 gm./l. citric acid was prepared. Copper clad laminates were subjected to the plating process of this invention. Analysis verified that the bath contained 0.0597 gm./l. palladium and 3 gm./l. stannous ion. Absorption data showed 0.8 mg./sq. cm. palladium and 2076 mg./sq. cm. tin on the substrate after activation. Good copper coverage and no voids were found after electroless copper plating.

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