Frank-- Some sophomoric Q's. Frank wrote:
> If the atom is neutral, which means it has all of its electrons, > there is no ionic charge, thus no mutual repulsion, then van der > Waals' force pulls the atoms together to form particles. 1. How would alkali metal cations lose their positive charge (i.e., gain an electron) so as to begin to cluster (by VDW force) into neutral molecules/particles? 2. What determines the upper limit of aggregation of pure, alkali metal particles? I.e., what force eventually overcomes VDW, so that particles prefer to behave independently of each other? 2. What determines the size or mass at which alkali metal particles fall out of suspension? Thanks. --Russ -- 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]>
