> -----Original Message----- > From: Marshall Dudley [mailto:[email protected]] > > > Ivan Anderson wrote: > > > A compound is associated by a covalent or ionic bond, that is > not the case > > here. > > Just why do the rules of chemistry change when we are talking > about silver? I > don't believe they do. If you have OH- and Na+ in water you have sodium > hydroxide in water, and there are ionic bonds between the OH and > the Na. If you > have Ag+ and OH- you have the same thing. > > Marshall
Marshall, In chemistry, a compound is a substance that consists of two or more chemical elements in union. A solution of a compound is not the same as the compound. There are no ionic bonds or any other bonds between dissolved substances, otherwise they will not be dissolved, but rather will remain the parent compound. Also, regarding the addition of an acid. Anything that lowers the concentration of hydroxide ions (OH-) increases the solubility of silver ions (Ag+). So at pH 7.0, the solubility of Ag+ is 0.15M, or about 16.2 grams per litre. As you can see, a solution of Ag+ and OH- at pH 7 is equivalent to having a solution of silver ions and water. Ivan -- 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]>
