CRC Handbook of chemistry and physics 52nd Edition. Shows silver as only having a valence of 1 in the periodic table. But on page B-30 it states:
Silver ..... valence 1,2. Marshall "James Osbourne, Holmes" wrote: > I am certainly no expert but I have seen references to +2 and even + 3 > under some circumstances.Sorry I cant offer a solid cite. > > James-Osbourne: Holmes > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kevin Nolan [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2001 6:32 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: CS>Silver's valence > > In Digest #1028, "a rose by any other name" posted an article > attributed to Dr Robert Beck, which contained the following: > > "Enzyme molecules usually require a specific metallic atom as part of > the molecular matrix in order to function. A metal of higher valance > can replace a metal of lower valance in the enzyme complex, preventing > the enzyme from functioning normally. Silver, with a valance of plus > 2, can replace many metals with a lower, or equal valance that exhibit > weaker atomic bonding properties." > > That is not correct. Silver has only one valence, which is +1. > Hopefully that is the only significant error in the article. > > Kevin Nolan [email protected] > -- 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]>
