In a message dated 10/24/2001 1:35:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
> Subj:Re: CS>CS No No's > Date:10/24/2001 1:35:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time > From: [email protected] (Robb Allen) > Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected]</A> > To: [email protected] > > > > > Then why does my cs test the same two months after being in a metal > container?...........sorry......I don't think it hurts it..Robb > > Robb: Certain metals "passivate" by forming an impervious metal oxide coating on their surface which act as a barrier so that ionic silver can't "see" the metal surface. However, the stability of many of these metal oxides is pH sensitive. So it's hardly the optimum way to store CS. Roger
