Good point and makes sense. But I believe that the particles that leave the anode are all essentially the same, independent of temperature, concentraion, current, voltage and so forth. But if the concentration is too high for the temperature in any specific area, then aggregation occurs. That would, I believe, place some of the atoms inside the structure.
Why I am favoring this idea is that we all know that when the particles get too large they drop out. While it is true that Browning movement is less effective on large particles, the effect seems to be more that that. If a particle of twice the mass had twice the charge, then it should not be much more likely to fall out than the smaller particle, but we all know that it does. Thus it seems to me that the large particles have a lower charge/mass ratio than the small particles. I believe you have the sign wrong on your last statment. I agree that the electrons will be ofset towards the center, but since electrons are negative, this would make the center less positive, not more. Also it is well know that the charge on ANY conductor always is on the surface and never inside, so I would think a silver particle would be the same. Marshall Ivan Anderson wrote: > Not at hand Marshall, > > But if atomic ions are all that are produced at the anode, then any > clusters must be composed of these. The fractal clusters as postulated > in 'An introduction to Colloid Science' By Hunter, are a loose and > fairly open arrangement from what I can gather, and not at all like > dense metallic crystals. Whether electron sharing occurs I don't know, > but I should think that the electron orbits are offset towards the > centre of the cluster, in reaction to the negative polar part of water > molecules which will be arranged around them. In this way, it is likely > that the centre of the cluster is more positive than the outside. > > Ivan. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marshall Dudley" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, 29 November 2000 04:47 > Subject: Re: CS>development work > > > Ivan Anderson wrote: > > > > > Ken, if you have been following my discussions at all, you will > realise > > > that I believe that clusters do indeed have a charge equal to the > number > > > of atoms it is comprised of. Seeing that electrons cannot swim... > > > > > > > I agree if the cluster has all atoms on the surface. But for clusters > that > > have atoms hidden internally, I am not convinced that those internal > > contribute to the charge. Do you have any references that address > this? I > > don't. > > > > Marshall > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.215 / Virus Database: 101 - Release Date: 16/11/2000 > > -- > 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]>
