Most definitions of "ion" simply mean a charged particle. They do not address the manner in which the charge is created. When I say "silver ion" I mean a monatomic single atom of Ag with it's valence presenting missing one electron...from somewhere.
A charged particle of silver of more than one atom is not "dissolved". A sol is a suspension; the material is not dissolved; that is if a compound, broken into its components atomic or molecular parts, each having a complementary charge. The single atom of silver floating in water is dissolved. A cluster is not. Silver nitrate in water contains dissolved silver. Bits of silver, charged or not, supported by Brownian movement is not "dissolved". JOH -----Original Message----- From: Russ Rosser [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2001 4:40 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: CS>Solubility of silver in water. On Sun, 25 Mar 2001 14:44:28 -0700 "James Osbourne, Holmes" <[email protected]> writes: By CS, you mean particulate, not ionic? The website lauds the efficacy of "elemental or ionic silver (colloidal silver) without an added attached compound", which IS a solution, is it not? --Russ "Solutions" may be unstable. CS is a sol, not a solution. JOH
