In a message dated 5/24/01 10:18:19 AM EST, [email protected] writes: << Subj: Re: CS>Scientific Debate & "One Upsmanship" Date: 5/24/01 10:18:19 AM EST From: [email protected] (Ode Coyote) Reply-to: [email protected] To: [email protected] Dissimilar metals in an electrolyte [acid or basic] = battery + electron exchanges and so on. Electrolytic corrosion. Ken >>
Ken: I believe Dean brought up the electyrolytic cell possibility as well. Here's my response, "Dean: The discussion we're having is aimed at identifying the **form of silver (metal or ion)** that provides its germicidal properties in water. If a silver coin is placed in a "... zinc or copper kettle/barrel ... when the liquid [presumably water] was slightly acidic", an electrolytic cell would form such that less noble (than silver) copper or zinc would dissolve into the water (which would be acidic enough to act as an electrolyte) and form ions, and the silver would remain as metal. So, any germicidal action would have an unknown source since it could have come from metallic copper, metallic zinc, copper ions, zinc ions, or metallic silver, or part, or all of the above." Roger -- 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]>
