Ivan wrote:
> Perhaps just putting some freshly scrubbed silver sheet or wire into > 50ml of water, cover and leave for a week or so. > > I have some silver powder salvaged from the cathode of one of my > batches, I shall put it into some DW and leave for a while and test it > with the ISE. The ISE may not be able to measure the low concentrations > one might expect, but it is worth a try. An ISE is unlikely to have a detection limit sufficient for this task. Here is a point to ponder. If silver dissolves in water, why would a colloid consisting of 5 nm silver particles still be a colloid several months later? I have such 5 nm colloids that have not turned to ionic solutions. frank key -- 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]>
