Hi James, Nothing so exotic, my friend. Just the valency state of the electron, x+, x++, x+++ and so on. Some atoms exist as +6 ions, gold for example has a predisposition for the +3 state.
Ivan. ----- Original Message ----- From: James Osbourne, Holmes <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, 11 December 1999 13:13 Subject: RE: CS>RE:Particle size -LV and HV > Hello, > > "...correct in thinking of the zeta reading being quantised in distinct but > probably unequal steps..." Details? Part of an electron? I Know > "spin" can be fractional, but charge? > > Thanks again Ivan, > > James Osbourne Holmes > [email protected] > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ivan Anderson [SMTP:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, December 10, 1999 4:35 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: CS>RE:Particle size -LV and HV > > > Hi Guys, > > > > May this mean that the tendency for particles to stay apart is a > function of Zeta? And Zeta is quantatized 1,2,3. > > > > James Osbourne Holmes > > [email protected] > > Exactly. > Chemists can adjust the stability of their colloids by adding > surfactants, salts etc, and quantifying the results with the zeta > potential. Paint for instance needs to spread easily and the pigment > needs to settle in a manner that does not form a dense mass so that it > may be stirred and spread though out the medium. Therefore the zeta > potential should be low, likewise many compound medicines. The > opposite is true for oils etc. > The zeta potential in these multidisperse systems would be analogue I > should think, but in monodisperse colloids I believe you may be > correct in thinking of the zeta reading being quantised in distinct > but probably unequal steps. > > Ivan > > > -- > 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] > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> >
