Dean: Can you cite any research, including your own, that supports your
statements above, or are your conclusions theoretical? Roger
I too was confused for a time.
Possibly this will make it clearer, unless I am wrong, then it will be
muddier.
When I do ppm calculation for my nutrient solutions,
I use WEIGHT, not ion ( or particle ) count.
So...... the same ppm means ....... the same weight of sliver in
solution, not the number of ions.
ie, One quart has 10 mcg = same ppm
Smaller particles has many more ions per quart.
With the same weight, smaller particles means more particles and more
surface area.
I could offer a bunch of numeric examples, but maybe this will be clear
enough.
Wayne