At 10:34 AM 8/21/01 -0400, you wrote: >Ag+ is a silver atom that has lost an electron giving it a positive charge of one. >This means that it has united with something else, such as sulfur, nitrate chlorine >or whatever and has formed a compound. ####Why does it mean that? Is Ionic silver in distilled water now an impossibility? ken
Compounds of silver can cause argyria by >the same mechanisms that photography uses. Apparently compounds of silver are >antibacterial, but not nearly as much so as pure silver metal in the colloidal >state. > >Ag0 would have no charge on it, and is a clump of silver atoms. They are not >combined with anything. Metallic silver is used in water purification systems, >burn bandages and of course is the element in CS. > >Marshall > >Wayne Fugitt wrote: > >> Evening Marshall, >> >> >>that was based in fact. However after reading it, it seems apparent >> that the >> >author has not the foggest idea of the difference between Ag0 and Ag+. All of >> >the mechanisms he gave for silver resistance were specific for Ag+. But then >> >he continued and stated that this resistance is being selected for by uses of >> >products that are Ag0. Not likely. >> >> Well..... I don't either. >> >> Can you explain that with a bit more detail or provide a link that >> explains it. >> >> Or.... if you think it is too technical for us non-chemist, I would >> like to know that also. >> >> I think I halfway understand the difference, but not clear enough to >> make a statement about it. >> >> Wayne >> >> -- >> 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]> > >
