Yea, persistant too. Or maybe just stuck on an idea. But then, a rusted
piece of iron, even a small ,one isn't all iron oxide.
ken

At 09:04 PM 3/24/01 +1200, you wrote:
>Ha Ha! You are certainly consistent Ken!
>I think the article refers to, in a somewhat overblown and
>over-technical manner, a coating of silver oxide.
>
>H2O2 also 'clears up' pieces of solid silver.
>
>Ivan.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ode Coyote" <[email protected]>
>To: <[email protected]>
>Sent: Saturday, 24 March 2001 03:54
>Subject: Re: CS>Solubility of silver in water.
>
>
>> This also suggests that oxygen plays a role in the size and shape of
>the
>> crystal lattice structure which might also play a role in the "color"
>of a
>> colloidal particle.
>>  It is easily observable that H2O2 clears up a colored CS very
>quickly.
>> Ken
>>
>>
>> >http://www.burnsurgery.org/Betaweb/Modules/silver/section3.htm
>> >(well worth reading, if you are into silver ions)
>> >'This unique physical structure, in combination with the oxygen
>> >atoms/molecules that are trapped in the crystal lattice, contribute
>to
>> >the enhanced solubility of the films which continue to release silver
>> >until the concentration in solution reached 66 mg/L a level that is
>50
>> >to 100 times higher than is expected from typical bulk pieces of
>silver
>> >metal. Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 55th ed., CRC Press,
>> >Cleveland, 1974, pp B-134.'
>> >
>> >This passage would seem to suggest one can expect a concentration of
>> >0.66 - 1.32mg/L to be eventually reached in solution.
>> >
>> >Ivan.
>
>
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