In a message dated 6/16/00 1:27:12 PM EST, [email protected] writes: << Any salt will act as a buffer. Trace salts from one's skin, salts of silver if any are present. Any salts that might have arrived in the distilled water (most likely sodium chloride, calcium chloride and potassium chloride). Any salts that might have come from the leaching of silicon and potassium from the glass. Marshall >>
Marshall: I'm sorry for my ignorance, but I don't onderstand how NaCl or KCl can act as buffers especially if they're in the PPM range. As far as CaCl2 is concerned, are we talking about the reaction, (Ca++) + 2H2O ------> Ca(OH)2 + 2H+ ?? If that's the case, then we have to look at the solubility product of Ca(OH)2 and at the PPM of calcium in the DW in order to determine if CaCl2 can buffer the solution. Isn't that right? Roger -- 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]>
