I can say for sure that CS will not react with NO3 at room temperature. I know this because to measure PPM of silver I have to digest it first. NO3 will react with silver metal, but not CS. I suspect that the difference is that a hunk of metal will have at least a few impurities, such as copper in it, so that galvanic action can contribute to the reaction but most of the CS particles are pure silver.
To digest CS I have to mix with nitric acid and boil dry, then add additional nitric acid to the precipitate. It is a real pain. I DO wish it would react at room temperature, it would sure make my life easier. Marshall [email protected] wrote: > In a message dated 11/21/00 10:42:50 AM EST, [email protected] writes: > > << Have you tried mixing CS with HCL? Is there any reason to believe that it > would behave differently inside the stomach than in a bottle? > > > Marshall > >> > > Marshall: > > Silver is more noble than hydrogen so it will NOT react with HCl if there is > no oxidizing agent present. Roger > > Ivan: I seem to recall you saying that silver will not react with HNO3. Are > you sure? It seems to me that silver should react with an oxidizing acid like > HNO3 (hot, concentrated sulfuric would be another example). Even dilute HNO3. > The references I've seen seem to back me up. 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]>
