[email protected] wrote: > >I suggest you look very closely at the Tyndall beam, Pete, particularly > >at the consistency of it. > The beam should be a solid homogenous band, > >and should not appear grainy at all. If it does appear grainy then the > >particles are very large and reflect or diffract white light but the > >solution still looks clear. I have experienced this in an experimental > >batch, and was quite surprised. > ** It is as you say..a solid homogenous band....and not grainy...If I use > the laser on the circle pattern output,the cs shows an expanding conical > beam,also homogenous. > > >I asked my question because I equated strong tyndall with large > particles,however,if the particles were so large I would have expected a > colour to the solution.. > thanks for your reply. > petemc
If it is clear, and you are not seeing any texture in the beam, and if the CS can sit for days without losing any of the tyndall, then I think you have very small particles. Marshall -- 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]>
