No, and it is laying on the bottom of the container. All I measured was that which was still in solution.
On Thu, Dec 25, 2008 at 6:34 PM, Dan Nave <[email protected]> wrote: > How does that work? What happened to the silver? It doesn't just > dissappear... > > Even if it precipitated out, it should have been "digested" by the nitric > acid and been measured. > > Dan > > On Thu, Dec 25, 2008 at 6:39 PM, Arnold Beland <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I have found that repeated sharp movement will result in the agglomeration >> of particles. I have tested this in two ways. I have simulated shipping by >> using an ultrasonic cleaner which resulted in the very rapid deposition of >> bits of silver at the bottom. I also sent a gallon to a friend of mine in >> Florida which is all the way across the country who then reset it to me. >> Quite a few of the particles had agglomerated it to the point where they >> were large enough for brownian motion to no longer keep them in suspension. >> The resulting measurement of total silver by digestion with nitric acid and >> measurement with my atomic absorption spectrophotometer indicated the loss >> of about 50% of the silver. This finding over two years ago put an end to >> any plans of mine to actually make and sell colloidal silver. It simply >> doesn't travel well. >> >> Best Regards, >> Arnold >> On Thu, Dec 25, 2008 at 4:11 PM, Neville <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> *From:* Arnold Beland <[email protected]> >>> *To:* [email protected] >>> *Sent:* Friday, December 26, 2008 10:07 AM >>> *Subject:* Re: CS>(LL) Hi,A silver ?? for the wise ones--- >>> >>> Arnold snipped quote: >>> >>> ["But even the yellow stuff would take an awful lot of shaking before it >>> would >>> actually settle out".] >>> >>> -Could you expand on this concept a little more for me Arnold, I'm not >>> familiar with this, or is it just an error in phrasing ie; 'shaking to >>> settle out'. >>> >>> Thanks...Neville. >>> >>> >> >
