Hi Roger, On Wed, 23 May 2001 13:22:46 EDT, [email protected] wrote:
>Ken: Except for your idea about zinc and copper having germicidal properties, >from what you mentioned above, I don't see a mechanism to dissolve silver. I >don't believe that acidic or basic rainwater is going to dissolve silver. An >oxidizing acid (or a non-oxidizing acid together with an oxidizing agent) >such as boiling nitric acid would be needed to dissolve silver. Silver is a >noble metal, fairly non-reactive (except with a few things like sulfur and >proteins), and not easily oxidized even when thermodynamics says it should >form an oxide. I think Ken was implying there might be an electrolytic (battery) action between the zinc or copper kettle/barrel and a silver coin when the liquid was slightly acidic. -- Dean -- from (almost) Des Moines -- KB0ZDF -- 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]>
