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Blue passivation (trivalent / hexavalent chrome based)

I have received some zinc plated samples with blue passivation (claimed to be trivalent chrome based). Is there any way to verify (by chemical methods / microscopic methods) whether it is trivalent OR hexavalent based passivation?

Vijaykumar S. Ijeri
- India

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