Greetings James Osbourne, Holmes; You wrote: >It seems unlikely that Ag is in an M state because it is not monatomic as a sol. If it is monatomic; it is dissolved, not colloidal. # As single atoms of ionic silver sinter off they are monatomic. Just because it is monatomic does not mean it is dissolved, it is still colloidal. Especially at higher currents some may sinter off in larger clusters than single atoms but they have broken the metal-metal bond because the free electron has been removed. >Very small clusters of atoms have unusual properties, not all related to a high spin state. # True enough, the properties of an atom in a high spin state are unique. >My very limited knowledge of M-states is that it can occur only with a single atom of Au, and that only under certain conditions related to the way the gold is put into a single atom form with a high spin state. # Gold is not the only m-state element. The entire PGE (Platinum Group Elements) can exist in an m-state, as well as a number of others. More have been found recently. Silver is said to transition in and out of m-state easier than most. The high spin state refers to monatomics whos free electron have been pushed out of its valance shell. This results in an Assymetrically Deformed Nuclei in a High Spin State. Or in some cases by Cooper Pairing with another atom, but this is not a metal-metal bond. >Regardless, it is a subject worthy of investigation. But by those far more knowledgeable than myself. # I agree. That is the reason for my original post. NAMASTE' Beldohr
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