What is the mechanism of increased conductivity of more Ag particles in the water if they are all positively charged? I have assumed, "Silver is an excellent conductor---about the best there is---so, more silver, more current." On intuitive reflection, it seems that something else is involved. It must have something to do with the negative counterions which are balancing the silver charge. Does anyone know how this works with some degree of authority?
James Osbourne Holmes [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: M. G. Devour [SMTP:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, September 27, 1999 12:47 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: CS>Standardization - A Call for Standards! > [hanna's PWT] looks like the one. Ahh, good! Glad you think so. Saves you some money, too. > 0 - 99.9uS = 0 - 100 ppm as silver. > It turns out (as far as I can determine) that ppm as silver is > almost equal to the reading in uS/cm^2 in water. I don't know why I > haven't noticed this before!!! Ummm, what's the effect of particle size on this relationship? Since the conductivity is a function of charge carriers, if the silver is individual atoms, maybe it's correct, but what about fairly large particles? I do remember when I had some stuff tested that I was off by only 20% or so... More to do! Mike D. [Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian] [[email protected] ] [Speaking only for myself... ] -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
